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Mobil Oil ad, Richmond Hill, Queens

Advertisements for long-forgotten businesses can still be found in NYC. Some ads last over fifty years longer than the products they advertised did! They're especially plentiful in the older sections of the city, though they can be found anywhere. This page presents just a few.

FADING AWAY. Gary Fonville presents some more fading treasures from around town.

GREAT SANTINI and even more ancient ads found by Gary Fonville.

GOTCHA FAIR AND SQUARE! Gary presents more ancient ads.

PRESERVATION BY DEFAULT. Ads preserved by accident or good fortune.

THE WAGES OF SIN. Plato's Cavern and more Bronx highlights.

SADDLES, CORSETS AND DAIRIES. More ancient advertising from The Bronx.

HUNTER'S RYE AND MORE. We've got more old ads from Manhattan.

MORE GOLDEN GREATS FROM BROOKLYN. London Character Shoes, Stride-Rite and a look at what KMart used to be.

MAJESTIC CAR WASH. Car washes, hotels and reminders of Brownsville's former life.

TRIBECA BECKONS. Paint, Paper, Paste and Push...what is it?

RAMBLE IN THE BRONX. Enjoy a wiener, shop at Weiners and get a permanent wave.

UPPER MANHATTAN. Probably the happiest hunting grounds for ancient ad addicts is north of Central Park.

MORE BROOKLYN ADS. Bowl a few frames and crack open a can of Cadet.

DOWNTOWN WALL MURALS. The art of the wall mural in midtown.

ANYONE FOR ICE CREAM? You need one in the summer after you spend a few hours walking around looking for ancient ads.

BROOKLYN POURS IT ON. Trudge from the Williamsburg to the Manhattan Bridges in search of aged ads, and sink a cold Pepsi when you're done.

A WALK DOWN BROADWAY. What ads did Forgotten Fans find on a five-hour journey down Brooklyn's Broadway? What ads DIDN'T they find?

ADS OF HELL'S KITCHEN. Once one of New York's most notorious slums, Hell's Kitchen has made a comeback but some of its ancient ads remain.

FLETCHER'S CASTORIA. Ads for this children's stomach remedy can be found all over the five boroughs. Most date back to the Teens or Twenties.

KEAL'S CARRIAGE MANUFACTORY. Recently, a demolition in Duffy Square allowed an ancient (ca. 1880) advertisement for horse and buggy carriages to come to light in the now-high tech, Disneyfied area.

BLOOMINGDALE'S. Ads for the upscale East Side store painted 80 years ago are still good today!

DELANCEY STREET. The Lower East Side thorofare features a number of decades-old ads.

VITAGRAPH CORP. A sign marking the location of the old movie studio in Brooklyn is still there -- if you know where to look!

OLD ADS IN QUEENS. Ancient ads for Planters, Mobil and Kodak on the streets of Queens.

CLOTHING. Robert Hall, American Lady Corsets, Bonds and more.

RECENT ADS. Albert Merrill, WABC Music Radio, Bohacks and others.

VICTORIAN-ERA ADS. Knickerbocker something, Miss Weber's Hat Shop and another ancient carriage ad

ON BROADWAY. Brooklyn's Broadway el has a fascinating collection of old advertising.

ASSORTED. Omega Oil, Syrup Of Figs, Gimbels and others

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