We’re back with the fifth in our series of ghost signs. Click the photos to see artifacts of businesses that have long disappeared.
Photos by Frank Mastropolo
We’re back with the fifth in our series of ghost signs. Click the photos to see artifacts of businesses that have long disappeared.
Photos by Frank Mastropolo
Hi,
Witty Brothers was my families clothing business. Henry and his brother started the business in 1888 after to coming to the states as tailors from Russia. It was Passed down to Henry’s son, Sam Witty who had 5 boys who inherited the business. Effraim, Sydney, Fredrick(my grandfather), Arthur, and Spencer Witty managed the business until it was no longer financially viable due to unionization of workers and production moving to the south. At that point it was sold to Eagle Brothers, which then licensed out the name without regard for quality that the brand had stood for. Think Jewish Brooks Brothers, fine men’s clothing w/ a little extra pizaz that the gangsters liked.