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This empty-looking watering hole sits on a colorful, graffiti-art adorned stretch of Grand Boulevard near a gentrifying loft district. Retro vibe adds interest to this neighborhood.
New York City
People say they like the gray awning and the colors of the letters.
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In Alpena, Michigan, on September 10th, 2017, CZ's Salon and HB & S Unlimited Tanning at the southeast corner of South State Avenue (U.S. Route 23) and East Bingham Street.
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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• Alpena (7013289)
• Alpena (county) (2000944)
Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
• apartments (300004063)
• awnings (300254200)
• beauty shops (300005253)
• commercial buildings (300005147)
• initials (abbreviations) (300028709)
• shop signs (300211862)
• siding (300014861)
• storefronts (300002533)
Wikidata items:
• 10 September 2017 (Q37787943)
• Northern Michigan (Q3343570)
• September 10 (Q2853)
• September 2017 (Q23994855)
• streetcorner (Q17106091)
• tanning salon (Q51911454)
• U.S. Route 23 (Q408133)
Library of Congress Subject Headings:
• Beauty culture (sh85012726)
• Business names (sh85018315)
• Small business (sh85123568)
According to GOOGLE STREETVIEW HISTORICAL IMAGERY, the "Bill Linehan" and "Michelle for Boston" ads have been posted on the bldg since at least July 2013, ~2½ years prior to the time of this photo (Jan. 2016). Dang!
Maxim Coffee House (seen here) went out of business in September 2015 and posted a sign on the door asserting that the business had lost its lease after 33 years.
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In Chinatown in Boston on January 11th, 2016, a view of the southeast corner of Harrison Avenue and Beach Street.
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Library of Congress classification ideas:
NA7856 Coffeehouses—United States—Pictorial works.
TX763 Bakeries—United States—Pictorial works.
HG3766 Business failures—United States—Pictorial works.
JF2112.A4 Advertising, Political—United States—Pictorial works.
NA6212 Commercial buildings—United States—Pictorial works.
E184.C5 Chinatowns—United States—Pictorial works.
F73.68.C4 Chinatown (Boston, Mass.)—Pictorial works.
F73.37 Boston (Mass.)—Pictorial works.
Man with his poodle sits outside a corner business selling snacks and drinks at the corner of Zhenzhi Road and Chaoyang Road, Chaoyang, Beijing, China
NE corner of Hancock and Marshall streets. Carver.
