Posted in Misc, tagged brooklyn, carroll gardens, hoyt st, magic touch lounge, neon brooklyn, photography, retro signage, signage brooklyn on September 28, 2011| Leave a Comment »
That’s my theory at least – The Magic Touch was too much of a good thing. It was a cocktail lounge, as the other side of the sign says, and it served Italian cuisine. That means it was a fancy joint. Above all, there are the spiffy graphics of the sign; all I can say is that I’m glad the current owners left this remnant of old Carroll Gardens on their building.
Posted in Misc, tagged armando, brooklyn, brooklyn signage, carroll gardens, photography, retro signage, smith st, tailor on May 28, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Armando, with his pince-nez glasses and moustache in place and measuring tape around his neck, gracefully stitches up the lady’s dress without missing a beat. They mean it when they say all work is done on the premises, including taking the client for a spin.
I like how the sign mixes up the styles. There’s the old fashioned (Armando and the illustration), then the graphics fast forward a couple decades with the rounded font of Tailors and Dry Cleaning.
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