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    FLETCHER’S CASTORIA, NEW BRIGHTON

    by Kevin Walsh March 23, 2023
    by Kevin Walsh March 23, 2023 5 comments

    FLETCHER’S Castoria ads have been a staple in the Forgotten New York ancient painted ads category from the very beginning, back in 1999. They can be seen frequently in photographs…

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    BORROWED ADS

    by Kevin Walsh January 20, 2021
    by Kevin Walsh January 20, 2021 4 comments

    I was digging around in my Facebook photo files and I came up with a cache of photos that were sent by US Naval academician David Silver back in 2012…

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    BRONX ADS

    by Kevin Walsh September 18, 2004
    by Kevin Walsh September 18, 2004 2 comments

    FORGOTTEN NEW YORK hasn’t been to the Bronx nearly as much as it should have been, and we’ll see if time can correct the error. Meanwhile, we’ll depend this week on…

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    RAMBLE IN THE BRONX

    by Kevin Walsh August 6, 2000
    by Kevin Walsh August 6, 2000 1 comment

    I’ve slowly come to the realization that Forgotten is woefully deficient as far as the Bronx, the only borough on the mainland, is concerned. And that’s ironic, since the Bronx, street…

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    FLETCHER’S CASTORIA

    by Kevin Walsh May 11, 1998
    by Kevin Walsh May 11, 1998 2 comments

    Ads for this children’s stomach remedy can be found all over the five boroughs. Most date back to the Teens or Twenties. Charles H. Fletcher began selling his Castoria, a mild…

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