02 November 2012

Downtown Brooklyn Cafeteria Glimpsed Once Again


The removal of some signage from a Jay Street Sprint store in downtown Brooklyn has uncovered a former resident of the block, indicated by a half of lovely old sign, saying "Cafeteria." Fantastic font on that sign. There is a red circle with a "W" in the middle of it, and there appears to be another "W" under the red section of the old/new sign that still remains.


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4 comments:

  1. Mitch11/02/2012 2:47 PM

    I wonder: was it Sandy who removed the sign?

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  2. r18511/03/2012 8:00 AM

    There's a Brooklyn Eagle want ad from 1944:

    GIRLS-WOMEN
    COUNTER—SHORT ORDER COOKS
    DISHWASHERS—BUS
    No Experience Necessary,
    Good Wsges. Meals. Uniforms.
    WALDORF CAFETERIA
    5A2 Atlantic Ave., cor, 4th Ave.
    449 Fulton St.. cor. Jay St.

    And, here's a photo: http://brooklynhistory.pastperfect-online.com/35872cgi/mweb.exe?request=record&id=FC597DE3-D06D-495B-B3B0-839732851456&type=102

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  3. King Ning11/16/2012 3:37 PM

    The sign is gone. I passed by on Wednesday (the 14) and noticed that there's nothing but bare wall behind the tarp.

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  4. Unknown3/31/2016 8:23 AM

    The sign is still visible on the Jay Street side of the building.

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