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    SHOE FACTORY AD, WILLIAMSBURG 2024

    by Kevin Walsh May 29, 2024
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    AS the years pass, more and more of the “faded ads” that I encountered in Forgotten NY’s early days 25 years ago are disappearing or ravaged by the elements. And…

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    YOUNG AND SCHMUCK, HELL’S KITCHEN

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    WESSON OIL, RIVERDALE

    by Kevin Walsh May 3, 2023
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