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![Brick wall with a stucco panel set within a scalloped molded border. There is a fading painted sign on the panel which is more visible on the rightmost two thirds due to the leftmost third having a coat of blue paint over it. The visible lettering reads:
X-Zalia
Day & Night Cure for
Catarrh
& Colds in the Head
Prevents Influenza
[...] Simple & Inexpensive](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:upftj7in4if7jwjkfjx7pqfy/bafkreidbxqwg2c5r4zrp3opcjutabfisbn5nxnb6gtu3w2athaod5dymzu)
![This beauty of a sign remains one of the best untouched ads in New York City. Just a few blocks north of Ground Zero, this TriBeCa treasure is perhaps a remnant of an early home improvement and office supplies campaign. Or is it? The style of this ad, with the block font and shading, is indicative of the 1910 style of ads. But most of the ads I've documented from this period, especially the ones facing south or west toward the blazing sun, have faded beyond recognition. As much as I wanted this to be an authentic ad, I've always been dubious. In a May 2009 blog posting, Jeremiah Moss of Jeremiah's Vanishing New York made the following observations:
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