Salvation Army Executive HQ - New York, NY
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Janila
N 40° 44.279 W 073° 59.879
18T E 584604 N 4510154
Another historic looking building sitting on W. 14th Street in NYC, this one is sporting a nifty neon sign announcing that it is the Salvation Army.
Waymark Code: WMZH3R
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 11/12/2018
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While walking around New York City, it is hard to stop taking pictures because there is so much history included in all of the old buildings and so many interesting stories included with the newer ones. I just keep on snapping and try to figure out what I took pictures of when I get home. So, when separating the pictures when I got home, I was surprised to find that this art deco building was not only a Salvation Army building but it is also the Executive Headquarters for the Salvation Army.
An interesting article on this particular building can be found at (
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"I could never pin down a fabrication date for the existing sign: its simple letterforms and stainless steel channel letters over a red porcelain enamel "prism"-type box suggest a mid-1950s installation. Old photos show what appears to be an earlier neon sign of roughly the same configuration in the same spot, with somewhat jazzier lettering that must have gone well with the Salvation Army's great art deco headquarters building behind it, the work of architect Ralph Walker. So keep an eye out as you cross town at the 14th parallel, for this great white whale of New York neon. "
From the Salvation Army's website: (
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"Currently, The Salvation Army Social Services of Greater New York (SSGNY) manages an extensive network of 46 social service programs designed to assist vulnerable adults, families and children: community centers, homeless shelters and outreach programs; soup kitchens, food pantries and mobile street feeding; foster care, group homes and adoption services; residences and programs for the developmentally disabled; AIDS casework centers; employment training and many other programs."