The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-27
In New York
BY PAUL HARRISON

New York, July ~ - 1t isn't
always an Ill wind that hurls Wis
itors through Cyclone tours" Of
the big town.
A lot of tourists enjoy the
breakneck pace that seems to echo
the crazy temper of Manhattan
"Now ladee-e.ez and gentlemen,
we'll whisk down to a famous old
tavern on historic Pearl street.
where you will have IS minutes
for lunch Hurry along,
please, Miss Blinkmeyer; you car
buy postcards elsewhere -.
Twelve minutes will be allotted
for a visit to the Aquarium, folks
and the Statue Of Liberty Boat
leaves at 1:15 sharp >"
The entire itinerary Is rushed
along like that, with everything
calculated in split minutes for the
painting, perspiring customers. But
they like it, even to stuffy ride
on a damned subway. my good
ness!" they exclaimed again and
again. "Can you imagine people
leading this kind of q life every
day? It sure will be nice to gel
back to Clay Center"
One.Track Minds
Most visitors have definite in
terests, however, and find it's
relatively simple to satisfy them.
For the individual guided-tour-in-
dustry is booming, and there are
numerous agencies that will UNI
dertake to show a stranger any
thing from a perfume factory to
a Harlem hot spot.
The unemployment situation be-
ing what it is. there are plenty of
well-qualified experts to serve as
guides. A person interested in
decorating can hire, by the hour
or day, an artist who has special
lied in interiors. A professor who
came here wanted only to see
stained glass made. He saw II
A scholar interested in Grecian
architecture was shown dozens OF
buildings by an architect who
knew what he was talking about
A man who worked rs years for
the Metropolitan Museum takes
book-lover through the Morgan
Library.
Some doctors want to see the
city's great medical centers, or to
watch the board of health labora.
tory prepare vaccines. Municipa
planning students usually are in.
terested in the Jones Beach de.
velopment. Children seldom wan
to go to the zoo. but reveal theil
conditioning to the machine age
by clamoring for peeks at ocear
liners, big factories and the tele,
phone exchange. An Australian
cared nothing about the city It.
self, but was eager to see some
orchids in cultivation.
Multilinguai Tours
One of the busiest agencies In
New York was started only
a year ago by q woman. She ha,
a large staff of regular guides
most OF whom can speak French
German and Spanish. They car
drive automobiles, hold their owr
in social conversation, and ever
dance with lady patrons wher
such occasions arise. All are col.
lege men, three from Harvard
One is a Doctor Of Philosophy
from Spain. Another agency hal
an Oxford graduate among III
guides.
Some hotels have their own lee
turers and regularly conducted
general tours of the town. But al
hotels and travel agencies ar,
happy to put a visitors into the
competent care of a bureau pro.
viding special services with more
expert guides. Tourists who CONS
to Manhattan In their own carr
can hire college men. holding com.
mercial chauffeurs' licenses to con.
duct them about the city.
A few people ask to be taker
on walking tours. Scarcely an,
are interested in flying over thu
city. but most are eager to take
the boat trip around Manhattan
Island. Westerners and southern.
ers, I'm told. almost invariabl,
list Greenwich Village among
things they wish to see. and al
most invariably they're disappoint
ed in 1t. Gracious about II, though
Chinatown Is the only district lef
that's gratifyingly mysterious ans
romantic.