A reader sent to me this photo of a lovely old Delicatessen sign that was uncovered during construction on a storefront at Broadway and 103rd. Can't make out the first word—that is, the name of the place. Lovely font on the sign.
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One of the old book jackets lining the walls of Chumley's. Eternal Shame on Bloomberg, the City Fathers, and the powers that be that this cultural landmark has STILL not been saved and reopened.
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Wording parsed out here:
http://nyneon.blogspot.com/2014/07/hudes-broadway-delicatessen.html
Glad you wrote this up. I was going to send you my pictures of it, but hadn't gotten around to it...
It is quite the excellent sign.
I think it says 'Blades'.
I love the concept of this blog. I am a history nerd, and the pursuit of finding little secrets from the past in the city is awesome. I created a site (TheGildedButler.com) that you might be interested in. I write and photograph the old estates in NJ, NY, and other places that many of NYC's richest owned in the 1800-1920s.
The name of deli on the sign is "Judea."
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