Block Drug Store
(in the East Village on 2nd Avenue at 6th Street)
Yesterday I left work early to go to Block Drugs to pick up something for this terrible cough I’ve had for a few days. According to my research I hadn’t yet reached the point of needing a doctor (no fever, cough hasn’t lasted over a week yet), but I wasn’t sure what kind of medicine I needed exactly, so I headed down to the amazing (inside & out) Block Drugs.
As the cool curved corner neon says, Block was established in 1885, and even though the sign turns off at 7p every day when they close (so you can only see it in full glow during the winter), it must be a favorite since this is my most popular Flickr photo ever, beating out even cute kittens and baseball.
The font is so perfect. And orange & pink are yet another color combination I would hate in most any other context, but looks great here. It’s definitely an unforgettable sign.
The inside, though tiny, is full of great antique details. And the staff are incredibly helpful and very friendly. It’s nice to have someone tell you to fell better as they hand you your medicine. Thanks, Block–I’ll be back. And I’ll definitely be back in the fall when the sun sets a little earlier to take more photos!
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Kickstarter update, for them that are wondering: I have nearly finished all the membership cards (they look fantastic!) and many of the photo prints (they also look great!), but I still need to re-shoot a couple of blurry images for the posters. Being sick has slowed me down on that, but I hope to get it done in the next week. The mailers have just arrived, so hopefully I’ll be able to start sending a few things out as soon as I’m feeling better (I don’t want to send you any germs!) I’ve also begun work on the database that will run the app, but there’s still loads to do there. Right now, though, I’m just going to have some more cough syrup and take a nap.
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