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Moe Levy "Outfitters to Man & Boy" (established 1882) was in business as Moses Levy, tailor, at 
119 Walker St., New York City in 1896.

Over the years Moses became Moe, then Moe Levy & Co., 
then Moe Levy & Son (Isador, in 1917).

Moe Levy manufactured and retailed men's clothing and specialized 
in low prices.

From the home base of 119-125 Walker St. (which would 
now be considered a part of Chinatown) he opened numerous branch 
outlets in the city including Brooklyn, the Bronx and Jamaica, Queens.  
Particularly long-lived was the branch store on East 149 St. in the 
Bronx, first at 409 E. 149 (1921-1939), then across the street 
at 380 E. 149 (1940-1951).

Moe Levy & Son went out of business in the early 1950's.


This sign can be precisely dated to the range 1906-1908. 
(The branch locations at 1457 Broadway & 380-382 Fulton St., Brooklyn 
existed conjointly only in these years.)
Click here
  for 1906 ad from New York Times.




A beautiful photograph (which can be enlarged to show lots of nice detail) of another Moe Levy 
sign (from around 1927) can be found on Richard Kovacs' 

Greenwich Savings Bank web site.  Oops! Richard seems to have left Earthlink; 
I'll try to track him down...  

This ad from the 
1924 
Manhattan Telephone Directory claims over 40 years in business!
















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