I have been messing around with my new laser cutter, and I am particularly interested in old storefronts.  In my research, I came across a website that has a number of George Mesker & Co. catalogs for cast iron facades, marquise, and related items.  They are from 1900, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1909, and 1928. 

What I thought was particularly important were the various drawings of their products.  I will stop short of calling them "plans," but you can get a pretty good idea of their various layouts from the schematics that are scattered throughout the catalogs.  Anyway, I think it holds a lot of promise for getting ideas and inspiration for modeling old storefront buildings, so I thought I would share it.

Here is the main link . . . scroll down on the linked page to see the links for the catalogs:

https://dahp.wa.gov/local-preservation/main-street-program/cast-iron-storefronts-systems

Best,

Tim