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    A la recherche du lampes perdu

    by Kevin Walsh August 1, 2011
    by Kevin Walsh August 1, 2011 0 comment

    Sorry for paraphrasing your classic, Marcel, but after NYC has now replaced virtually all its everyday lamppost luminaires (light bulbs and the hardware that houses them, for 95% of FNY readers who…

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    WALK, DONT RUN. Possibly the final DONT WALK/WALK signals in NYC.

    by Kevin Walsh June 4, 2006
    by Kevin Walsh June 4, 2006 8 comments

    Forgotten Fan Steve Fallon has discovered an isolated flock of DONT WALK/WALK signs, apparently the last of their species, in an isolated corner of the Bronx. These may be the…

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    HISTORY COLLECTOR. Attorney Lawrence Rogak’s eclectic collection of NYC signage.

    by Kevin Walsh September 14, 2003
    by Kevin Walsh September 14, 2003 0 comment

    Insurance attorney Lawrence Rogak of Oceanside, Long Island, has been collecting old signs and NYC arcana for many years. Recently, he invited your webmaster to his law office for a…

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