A reader sends the above photo:
Yesterday I walked across my typeface design on a rug in a midtown deli. It's an old design called "Quicksilver" I did in 1976 in high school and sold to Letraset. I collect samples of it on a Flickr page. I am the one bridging the punk, hip hop, Aussie pop, Michael Jackson, and porn.
Another writes:
Sadly the photo you used (Lenox Lounge) is part of what is dying in NYC. Lenox Lounge closed at the end of December to make room for a Harlem Nobu. There is less and less of this kind of gorgeous signage in New York. It is completely dying.
Another:
Along the lines of this thread, you guys should check out font.ly, a web project designed to map font examples from the wild. Fun to explore.
The Dish 