Sign
Object number2011.89.2
Date1920-1993
MediumPaper/Ink
Credit LineGift of Rich Lo Presti
DescriptionRectangular sign for Lubin and Smalley Florists. Features a rose pattern with one rose and leaves in red and green. Text is black on beige field and advertises the florist. Another advertisement on verso for Azens features an angel in pink and pink and green text on beign field.Dimensions19 x 47 x 0.25 in. (48.3 x 119.4 x 0.6 cm)InscriptionsText on front reads: "LUBIN & / SMALLEY / PITTSBURGH’S / DOWNTOWN FLORIST / FOR OVER HALF / A CENTURY / Fifth at Liberty/phone 471-2200".
Another advertisement on verso features green text that reads: "Azens / For that Heavenly Gift / Downtown / South Hills / North Hills / Monroeville."
Historical NotesSign advertising Lubin and Smalley flower shop. Lubin and Smalley was started in 1917 on Smithfield Street by Mr. Lubin and Mr. Smalley. They were just a small store on the second floor of a sandwich shop, but they became a Pittsburgh institution, closing in 2011. They moved locations in 1920-1921 to Fifth Avenue and then one last time to Market Square in 1993. In 1969, Lubin and Smalley sold the business to Sid Rosen, but they both stayed on and worked into their 70s before retiring. In 1996, donor Rich Lo Presti bought the shop. He closed the shop in 2011, when the building was sold and the new owner wanted to increase the rent by 29%.
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