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    WRITING ON THE WALL. Street signs on buildings.

    by Kevin Walsh August 23, 2008
    by Kevin Walsh August 23, 2008 1 comment

    Long before the “humpbacked” street signs showing cross streets were installed on cast-iron lamps in the 1910s…long before porcelain, enamel and aluminum embossed signs appeared in the 1950s…and long before color-coded vinyl and…

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    BANK REMNANTS

    by Kevin Walsh September 10, 2005
    by Kevin Walsh September 10, 2005 3 comments

    HUBRIS. We all have it now and then.You get on a little roll, and you think you can keep it going forever, that little winning streak you’re on. Sooner or…

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Don’t miss The Other Side of Midnight with Frank Morano on WABC Radio 770 on your AM dial where I talked with Frank about Forgotten New York. I appeared at 3:20 AM Monday May 9, 2022.

Here’s a podcast of my appearance.

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