8th Ave Between 17th St and 18th St
A quick one today for the short stretch of 8th Avenue between 17th and 18th Streets. I wanted to cover this block just because of the cool collection of signs which grace it. The standout for me has to be Silom Thai about half-way down the street on the east side. Made out of metal, the sign has terrific typography, a subtle yellow light behind it, and perhaps best of all, a metal 'awning-like' element which has a lace design cut out of it. I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that the lace detailing is laser-cut which, if that's the case, is awesome.
Also worth a glance is Cola's and Flight 151 which sit on either sides of the avenue. Concerning Flight 151's sign, there's some imperfect elements to it, which I can't quite decide if they're intentional or not.
Otherwise, this is your typical stretch of downtown 8th Avenue. 4958 restaurants, a dry cleaners and a liquor store.
Thursday, December 11, 2008 at 8:00AM
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I used to live on this block (directly across from Flight). See that Chinese dude in the far left of the last picture? He's standing on the stoop of this "home" they have there for just-beginning-to-age people with minor mental issues. Or at least that's about as far as we could tell in a year of living next to it. Anyway, he's always there. The building manager was a cool guy from the Bronx who would shoot hoops out back behind the building with us - our apartment opened up to a private back patio, and there was a doorway over to the yard behind the home, where they had a hoop.
The Thai place is less than a year old. Also the Gascogne restaurant is delightful and they have a nice yard out back you can dine in.