There is beauty in decay, literally and figuratively speaking. For typography enthusiasts: even the mundane is interesting, especially if you're also heavy into genealogy.
This page is from a 1902 St. Paul city directory.
If you don't know what this is, buy it & wear it & at least pretend you're cool. Delete your mp3 collection, smash your screens, shred your CDs, listen to vinyl. Improve your life in doing so.