20 December 2011

A Good Sign: S.M. Rose Carpet


This is hands down the best neon sign for a carpet stores I've ever seen. S.M. Rose is on Fordham Road in The Bronx, near Arthur Avenue. I was a bit confused by the huge metal Chevrolet logo on the side of the building. Until a found a listing of Rose that described it as "associated with following industry(s): Used Car Dealers - Automobiles, Used Cars Only, Floor Covering Stores - Carpets, Retail."

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3 comments:

  1. T.E. Rinaldi12/20/2011 8:48 PM

    S.M. Rose used to be a Chevy dealer. The signs appeared in 1959, installed by a sign shop I can identify only as "Union Sign Shop No. 11". Same people did the Olympia Florist on Broadway and 158th in Manhattan. http://www.nyneon.org/Automotive-03.htm

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  2. Ken Mac12/21/2011 7:31 AM

    a winner for sure

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  3. Ed P1/06/2012 11:12 AM

    I ssem to remember a radio advertisement - "everybody goes to S.M. Rose" - from the 60's

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