Seventh Avenue Loses its Classic "DONUTS" Sign
Thursday, June 2, 2025 at 1:55PM 
Since 1977, Donuts Coffee Shop has held court 24-7 on Seventh Avenue between Eighth and Ninth Streets, along with its amazing, straightforward sign. Sadly that sign was lost to the ages over the weekend, and was replaced yesterday with the ordinary one seen above.
The reason behind the landmark sign's loss? Owner John Mamounas told me that it broke in half as they attempted to take it down, in order to replace the burned out light bulbs behind it.
"I loved that sign, and we had to waste thousands of dollars on this new one," he said. "We waited until the last light burned out, but we had to change them because at night this block looked like a cemetery. The material was just too old, and it broke."
Another one bites the dust. Here's what the old sign looked like:
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Reader Comments (1)
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