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    UPPER MANHATTAN

    by Kevin Walsh May 1, 2000
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    It’s quite possible that, block for block, the streets above Central Park are the best hunting grounds of all if you’re looking for ancient advertising. Quite possibly that’s because there…

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    ADS OF HELL’S KITCHEN

    by Kevin Walsh May 21, 1999
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    Once one of New York’s most notorious slums, Hell’s Kitchen has made a comeback  but some of its ancient ads remain. Hell’s Kitchen, the area west of 8th Avenue and…

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

    by Kevin Walsh August 23, 1998
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    It’s 1888 and steam-powered elevated trains and horsecars were the primary means of transportation on the Bowery. In those days, the Third Avenue El ran down each side of the Bowery…

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