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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I wonder: was it Sandy who removed the sign?
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
The sign is gone. I passed by on Wednesday (the 14) and noticed that there's nothing but bare wall behind the tarp.
The sign is still visible on the Jay Street side of the building.
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