The Retrologist by Rolando Pujol

The Retrologist by Rolando Pujol

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The Retrologist by Rolando Pujol
The Retrologist by Rolando Pujol
Mourning the loss of a classic South Village coffee shop, and its beautiful retro sign from another New York

Mourning the loss of a classic South Village coffee shop, and its beautiful retro sign from another New York

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Aug 08, 2012
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Mourning the loss of a classic South Village coffee shop, and its beautiful retro sign from another New York
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This photo, which I took back in 2009, shows a perfect New York storefront. For 45 years, this lovely coffee shop existed at 107 Thompson St. in the South Village. In recent years, it was run by the distinguished Porto Rico Roasting Company, which seemed to afford it a certain measure of invulnerability. Folks knew it as Auggie’s, and its historic pedig…

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