It's really amazing how much original detail remains on this store. The entry canopy, with its integrated giant sign, is almost entirely original, just with new paint and signs. The "bow-tie" detailing on the right is original too, just painted over. (Apparently, it was originally blue enamel, which I imagine would have looked amazing; sadly, I can't find any original color pictures of this place.) The biggest change is the removal of a few of the windows in the front left corner, and the painting over of several more.
This is all really cool! However, those articles you linked to suggest that none of these still exist intact. So I'm confused :P I'm sure you'll enlighten me as this set continues, though XD
ReplyDeleteWell... my definition of "intact" and theirs is clearly a little bit different! 🙂 I think this is pretty darn good for a 60-plus-year-old store from a chain that no longer exists, but there are some people where nothing is really good enough for them, and it seems like a lot of those people are architects.
DeleteHa, I guess so -- this looks to be very much intact to me as well, since the articles were having me think of demolished buildings or at the very least totally disguised, hidden, or removed facades! Glad to see one of these is indeed still remarkably intact, at least as far as the exterior is concerned...
DeleteAgreed! To be fair, until very recently (2019 sometime), the store's facade was largely covered over by a canvas awning (as seen in the pictures in those articles), but even then, it was pretty impressive. This is one case where my procrastination in getting pictures really paid off, though!
DeleteAh, I see! I didn't realize this store previously had that awning, now I'm on the same page 😄 I agree, nice for procrastination actually to work in our favor for once! (So many things I've procrastinated on go the other way, sadly...)
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