Years ago, my wife and I were at Grand Central Station in NYC. We left the Station on Park Avenue and walked south down to 19th Street to check out
the American Lithographic building.
I was hoping to see some remnants of this great printing firm. Perhaps, a museum room with some impressive lithographic artwork, and even an uncut
sheet (or panel) of Tobacco cards.
What a disappointment, this huge guard at the entrance asked us what was the nature of our visit. I told him of the reason for our visit, he immediately
escorted us out of the building. He probably thought I was some sort of "kook".
I noticed in that short visit inside the building a lot of professional offices. It's shame that a small section of this building wasn't dedicated to a museum.
Anyhow, I didn't leave empty-handed, I snapped this picture of the transom above the front entrance.
TED Z
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