Monday, February 27, 2017

Ray's Candy Store Awning

The awning of the beloved Ray's Candy Store, on Avenue A, must have been cursed by a gypsy!

This is what the awning looked like after its renovation, back in July:

Clean and new.

This is what it looked like yesterday:

Grimy — paint peeling off.

I thought maybe the grime was running down the fire escape ladder, but then I remembered that there's a hole in the top of the awning, to allow the ladder to extend down to the sidewalk, and any drippings would pass through it:

Fire escape ladder hole.

Hmmm.

It looks like this curse is worse than I suspected.

At least the curse doesn't extend to their Department of Health Sanitation Inspection grade!

Grade A.

#eastvillage #rayscandystore #firehazard #fireescapes #awnings #sanitationinspectiongrade

4 comments:

  1. the most important part? the 'apostrophe ess' is there!

    I-)

    ReplyDelete
  2. A fire escape ladder hole in the awning - THIS is why *I* read EVT! No other blog dares to explore, to search out, to document, the uniqueness of the East Village!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Wow, I am sincerely humbled.

      Thank you for reading — tell your friends!

      Delete