Time Capsule: Upper West Side storefront becomes an unintentional exhibit of yesteryear's corporate names

Checks Cashed is an old-school Amsterdam Avenue standby. Its name and purpose couldn’t be clearer, and its signage bares a treasure trove of defunct or now quaint corporate names that were once in common parlance.

For instance, at Checks Cashed, you can pay your New York Telephone bill, the sign tells you. (In the years since, New York Telephone has beco…