A bit of historical subway architecture: an entrance to the Bowling Green IRT (4 & 5) station.
My favorite breakfast spot (“Cafe Olympia Cafe”) down the block from my favorite hotel in Midtown East is gone. There was a diner a couple blocks up that I think is gone, too. There is still an awning with the name “Palace.” I think that was the place.
The shoe repair/tailor shop is no longer on the block, but a sign in the window says that it’s just moved.