Stores and signs, as photographed by Berenice Abbott in the 1930s as part of her Changing New York project:

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A P Great Atlantic Pacific Tea Co. 246 Third Avenue, Manhattan

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Bread Store 259 Bleecker Street, Manhattan

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Radio Row

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Cheese Store 276 Bleecker Street, Manhattan

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Blossom Restaurant 103 Bowery, Manhattan

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Gasoline station Tremont Avenue and Dock-Street, Bronx

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Pawn Shop 48 Third Avenue, Manhattan

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Snuff Shop 113 Division street Manhattan

[All images: NYPL Picture Collection]

Bernice Abbott previously.

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