Dating back to the days when horses filled the streets of the city, boot scrapers were a common tool used to clean off the bottoms of one's shoes before entering a house. There are many remaining in NYC, but it's rare to find one out here in Greenpoint.
Day 20
Boot scraper!
January 19th, 2012
Good eye, cool find.
I love these signs of things past. Saw many of them in Boston, Beacon Hill neighborhood.