Pick them. Peel them. Stick them. Frame them.

Vintage urban one-of-a-kind letters, straight from the streets of NYC. Discovered and curated by NYC photographer and author Joanne Dugan. A portion of proceeds from this project benefit literacy organizations.

The Alphabet City®s stickable, movable, frameable decals are high-quality photo illustrations, inspired by New York City wheatpaste, graffiti and sticker street art. Made in NYC.
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GET A FULL ALPHABET

Choose a full set to create wallpaper or borders. Make multiple words to fill a wall. Includes six bonus characters per set.   BEST VALUE

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PICK A POPULAR WORD

Get inspiration for your own word art installation. Check back often for a changing selection of popular pre-made words.

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GET THE ABC/123 BOOKS

Get the books that started it: published by noted art publisher Harry Abrams, Joanne Dugan's best-sellers feature the photographs that make up The Alphabet City.

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