Kentile Floors Sign, a Stalwart Remnant of a Grittier Brooklyn, Will Get a New Home


"It is confirmed: The Kentile Floors sign in Brooklyn is coming down. But the majestic 50-year-old icon will be saved, said City Councilman Brad Lander, who helped broker the deal. And it will be reinstalled nearby. The owner of the warehouse building beneath the sign, Elyahu Cohen, has agreed to donate it to a neighborhood nonprofit group, the Gowanus Alliance, which will find a new home for it. The sign has been the subject of a sudden preservation campaign since news of its possible demolition broke last week."
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YouTube: Brooklyn's Iconic sign Kentile Floors Circa 1949, Kentile Floors

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