Wallet Card at Chin Chen Importers

I saw this interesting combination of signs on West 30th Street. A lot of boarded up storefronts make me think this building might be torn down soon.

The black sign over the door, Edro, turned out to be just the realtor, albeit one that sold the property almost 20 years ago. The other signs refer to the import/export business, of which there are a lot of businesses in this immediate area. I'm not sure which business was on the third floor, but I love the window signs with the various Latin American countries.

I do love when an old sign peeks through, as is the case here. I was able to find a 1980s tax photo of the building on the 80s.NYC website, and the sign was just clear enough to make out.

Chin Chen Co. was incorporated in 1976 and dissolved in 2003. I couldn't find anything else about the company, but it stayed in business for 27 years which is a solid run. Incidentally, it appears that the old-looking Latin American country signs aren't that old, as it appears they weren't there when this photo was taken.