Shopfronts Collection

View down Montpelier Vale, Blackheath Village, London
A superb postcard view down Montpelier Vale, Blackheath Village, London - the detial is incredible, with individual shops identifiable, the pavements as busy (as they ever are)

Manchester, England - Piccadilly Gardens
Manchester, England - the busy Piccadilly Street and Piccadilly Gardens showing shop fronts, cars, and businesses. circa 1910s

S. M. Robins Co. sign at 35 Broadway, New York City, May 2, 1916 (b / w photo)
1078992 S.M. Robins Co. sign at 35 Broadway, New York City, May 2, 1916 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Hither Green Lane, Hither Green, Lewisham, London. Date: circa 1908

Malta - Valletta - Scesa Marina
Malta - Valletta - Scesa (Strada) Marina. Date: circa 1910s

Old Pharmacy store on Buckingham Street in Arrowtown mining town, Queenstown Lakes District, Otago Region, South Island, New Zealand

Cloth Fair, Smithfield (w / c on paper)
610928 Cloth Fair, Smithfield (w/c on paper) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cloth Fair, Smithfield. Original artwork)

Sign for the Palace Restaurant, W. 28th Street, New York City, July 29, 1916 (b / w photo)
1079004 Sign for the Palace Restaurant, W. 28th Street, New York City, July 29, 1916 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Town of Odowara, c. 1860s (b / w photo)
701543 Town of Odowara, c.1860s (b/w photo) by Beato, Felice (Felix) (1825-c.1908); Private Collection; (add.info.: Odowara is in the Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.); British, out of copyright

The Ideal Theatre on Eighth Avenue, New York City, January 6, 1917 (b / w photo)
1079018 The Ideal Theatre on Eighth Avenue, New York City, January 6, 1917 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Exchange Buffet sign at 220 W. 42nd Street, New York City, May 2, 1916 (b / w photo)
1078994 Exchange Buffet sign at 220 W. 42nd Street, New York City, May 2, 1916 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Wide view of the United Electric Light & Power Company window display at W
1078938 Wide view of the United Electric Light & Power Company window display at W. 138th Street and Hamilton Place, New York City, December 17, 1914 (b/w photo) by Hassler

F. Leaming & Co. (litho)
2563344 F. Leaming & Co. (litho) by Lehman, George (d.1870); 12.5x7.75 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: Lithograph by Child and Inman s)

The 1914-18 War brought an end to the Penny range article and higher priced merchandise brought... (colour litho)
2811015 The 1914-18 War brought an end to the Penny range article and higher priced merchandise brought... (colour litho) by English School

Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire - High Street. Date: (insert date)

Business Premises, Pilgrim Street, The Architecture of Newcastle-on-Tyne
2962568 Business Premises, Pilgrim Street, The Architecture of Newcastle-on-Tyne, from The Builder, 8th October, 1898 (photolithographic print) by English School, (19th century); Laing Art Gallery

Brightening up the London Peepshow windows
It was suggested that artist of repute should be invited by West End shopkeepers to design distinctive decorations on surrounding shop windows, during the Blitz

Castle Square, Belfast, c. 1902 (b / w photo)
XJF365364 Castle Square, Belfast, c.1902 (b/w photo) by Irish Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; Irish, out of copyright

Vanished London - Kingsgate Street, Holborn (celebrated by Dickens) (colour litho)
733678 Vanished London - Kingsgate Street, Holborn (celebrated by Dickens) (colour litho) by Payne, Arthur Charles (1856-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vanished London - Kingsgate Street)

View of shops and houses, Bermondsey Street, Bermondsey, 1886 (w / c on paper)
781270 View of shops and houses, Bermondsey Street, Bermondsey, 1886 (w/c on paper) by Crowther, John (1837-1902); length: 28 cm; London Metropolitan Archives

Paige Cars sign at 1410 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, July 13, 1916 (b / w photo)
1079002 Paige Cars sign at 1410 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, July 13, 1916 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Sign for Standard Buffet Restaurant, Fourth Avenue between E
1079025 Sign for Standard Buffet Restaurant, Fourth Avenue between E. 31st and 32nd Streets, New York City, February 6, 1917 (b/w photo) by Hassler

Postal Telegraph sign, 1906 Broadway, New York City, August 18, 1916 (b / w photo)
1079008 Postal Telegraph sign, 1906 Broadway, New York City, August 18, 1916 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Lower Hudson Street, N. Y. C. 1865 (gelatin silver print)
742335 Lower Hudson Street, N.Y.C. 1865 (gelatin silver print) by American Photographer, (19th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; eNew York Historical Society; American

West Country Mails at the Gloucester Coffee House, Piccadilly, London (coloured engraving)
609816 West Country Mails at the Gloucester Coffee House, Piccadilly, London (coloured engraving) by Pollard, James (1792-1867); Private Collection; (add.info)

Strange Misfortunes (Colour Litho)
2778314 Strange Misfortunes (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The weird misfortunes)

Sign for The World, at 155 W. 125th Street, New York City, June 15
1078996 Sign for The World, at 155 W. 125th Street, New York City, June 15, 1916 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Three unidentified boys outside Flemings Harness Shop, possibly Cochranton
1078884 Three unidentified boys outside Flemings Harness Shop, possibly Cochranton, Pennsylvania, c.1913 (b/w photo) by Hassler

High Street, Dundee (etching)
6198030 High Street, Dundee (etching) by Douglas, James (1858-1911); 21.4x13.9 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; Dundee Art Galleries and Museums; English, out of copyright

Sign for Lawson Pianos, 372 E. 149th Street, New York City, August 2, 1916 (b / w photo)
1079006 Sign for Lawson Pianos, 372 E. 149th Street, New York City, August 2, 1916 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Sign for Fass Cafe, 19 W. 31st Street, New York City, June 14, 1916 (b / w photo)
1078997 Sign for Fass CafA©, 19 W. 31st Street, New York City, June 14, 1916 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Canterbury Lunch sign at 202 (or 178) E. 125th Street, New York City, May 2
1078995 Canterbury Lunch sign at 202 (or 178) E. 125th Street, New York City, May 2, 1916 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Peter Jarema, Ukrainian undertaker, 115 Avenue A, New York City, November 14
1078936 Peter Jarema, Ukrainian undertaker, 115 Avenue A, New York City, November 14, 1914 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Illuminated sign for Haig and Haig Whiskey, New York City, January 6, 1917 (b / w photo)
1079014 Illuminated sign for Haig and Haig Whiskey, New York City, January 6, 1917 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Cohens clothing store with illuminated display windows, Second Avenue and 7th Street
1079009 Cohens clothing store with illuminated display windows, Second Avenue and 7th Street, New York City, September 16, 1916 (b/w photo) by Hassler

Window display of ribbons, Gimbels Department Store, New York City, March 10
1078948 Window display of ribbons, Gimbels Department Store, New York City, March 10, 1915 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Saqui & Company, 282 Bishopsgate, London, early 1900s (b / w photo)
810285 Saqui & Company, 282 Bishopsgate, London, early 1900s (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Hatherley, South Africa, c. 1895 (b / w photo)
701576 Hatherley, South Africa, c.1895 (b/w photo) by South African Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: now a suburb of Pretoria.); South African, out of copyright

Vanished London - Sole remanins of Bermondsey Abbey, Demolished about 1896 (colour litho)
733679 Vanished London - Sole remanins of Bermondsey Abbey, Demolished about 1896 (colour litho) by Payne, Arthur Charles (1856-1933); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sign and storefront for Clemons the tailor, New York City, January 6, 1917 (b / w photo)
1079017 Sign and storefront for Clemons the tailor, New York City, January 6, 1917 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Sign for Dr. H. Y. Halley, 1456 St. Nicholas Avenue, New York City, August 2
1079007 Sign for Dr. H.Y. Halley, 1456 St. Nicholas Avenue, New York City, August 2, 1916 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Sign for J & M Shoe, 1429 Broadway, New York City, August 2, 1916 (b / w photo)
1079005 Sign for J & M Shoe, 1429 Broadway, New York City, August 2, 1916 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Sign for Beck Hazzard Shoes, New York City, July 1916 (b / w photo)
1079001 Sign for Beck Hazzard Shoes, New York City, July 1916 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

United Electric Light & Power Company storefront decorated for
1078966 United Electric Light & Power Company storefront decorated for Electrical Prosperity Week, November 29 to December 4, 1915, New York City (b/w photo) by Hassler

The Jefferson Theatre, New York City, January 6, 1917 (b / w photo)
1079019 The Jefferson Theatre, New York City, January 6, 1917 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

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"Captivating Shopfronts: A Glimpse into the Soul of Cities" Step into a world of charm and character as we explore the captivating shopfronts that adorn various cities around the globe. From bustling streets in London to vibrant corners in New York City, these snapshots offer a glimpse into the rich tapestry of urban life. In Blackheath Village, London, Montpelier Vale unveils its picturesque view with an array of elegant shopfronts that exude timeless beauty. Meanwhile, Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester showcases a fusion of modernity and tradition through its diverse range of storefronts. Transporting us back in time, S. M. Robins Co. 's sign at 35 Broadway takes us to New York City circa May 1916. The black-and-white photo captures an era where simplicity met sophistication on every street corner. Hither Green Lane in Lewisham, London invites us to wander along its charming path adorned with quaint shopfronts that whisper stories from yesteryears. In Valletta's Scesa Marina street in Malta, history unfolds before our eyes as traditional Maltese facades stand proudly alongside contemporary boutiques. Venturing further eastward brings us to Damascus' enchanting Bazar where centuries-old shops beckon visitors with their colorful displays and aromatic scents. Closer to home is Buckingham Street's Old Pharmacy store nestled within Arrowtown mining town—a testament to resilience amidst changing times. Cloth Fair in Smithfield paints a vivid picture on paper—its watercolor hues capturing the vibrancy and diversity found within each unique storefront. On W. 28th Street lies the Palace Restaurant sign frozen in time by July 1916; it serves as a reminder of New York City's ever-evolving culinary scene. Journeying back even further reveals Odowara's townscape from c. 1860—an intriguing snapshot showcasing Japan's architectural heritage.