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Originally Posted by bgadow
Some very nice touches that the original tenant added. Ashame, in the end that probably made the place look dated and so less appealing to the "younger set". Around here there are tons of former Acme or A&P grocery stores and you can always tell what they used to be. The most interesting Acmes had a large gable roof with an all-glass front, which made the stores very open & bright inside. Others were just rectangular boxes but with some nifty signage. A&P had a sort of colonial look to it and you can spot those old stores real easy. I can still remember a Safeway from back in the seventies that I thought was neat, with a wrought-iron fence out front with a big 'S' designed in. I often wonder if those things were as interesting when new as they are looking back.
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I wonder about that too. I also love the archetectural designs of the 50's and 60's like the store Carmine showed and also the more plain looking places like shown in that wonderful pic of Greenley's. I would love to blow that photo up and others like it to see every detail down to the expressions on peoples' faces. I suppose people back then didn't realize how good it was at the time. whether it be for the logical and beautiful buildings, cars and TV's or even for the more logical and considerate general mindset and behaviors of most people then. After the big hurricanes a couple years ago here in S.E. Fla. many classic buildings were intentionally left unrepaired so water damage would be covered by insurance to tear them down and replace them with skyscraperlike austentatious monstrosities that ruin the ambiance here to the point that I may leave. The new buildings seem to match the most popular personalities here of being outrageously expensive looking to boast of money to burn without any care or concern for the past or the little people who don't have enough money to be respected on even the most basic levels.
For the duration of my time here I hope to find people who have lived here since the 50's and enjoy sharing the experience. Karen, a beautiful friend of my mom's speaks of the past like it was just yesterday. She has made my life better by sharing the details of a time I wish I could live in. She asked me if I saw the Connie Francis movie "Where the boys are" and said Ft Lauderdale was exactly like that. I haven't seen the whole movie but I got the idea and I will be watching it soon.
P.S. I'll be watching to see S.E. Fla... not the boys! (haha)