The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-24
Walter WincheII.
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NEW YORK BY NIGHT AND DAY
 The pink blush in the sky after 1t sheds the raifnent of day and. for just few minutes, stands naked before slipping under the cover of night .. The expressions of worri- ment etched on the ilptlrned faces of the Times Square electricker- tape bu:letin-readers- Mosaic of Anxiety .. The pail on the mall in Central Park these nights, as empty as false lovers promise The Plaza Hotel on 58th st. and Fifth, which was beautiful belle when the other lovelies of today were still in their pigtails-n now wearing it's age with the grace and dignity of a true aristocrat The pigeons perched on the library Hons-a snap for any candid cam eraddict \. The worn and weary counter SaIesgirls of Manhattan's Christmas bargain -basements-shop wrecks.
 The Horst Vessel atmosphere in Yorkville-malice in Sunderland The riveters stitching to- gether the looming framework of the new Woolworth building on the site of the once glamorous Casa Manana. They'll sell everything there for a dime except dance. Ninth Avenue, getting the Fl knocked out of it-boulevard of broken beams :. Gay St. in the Village, N. Y.'s smallest street, yet it is impossible to see from one end of 1t to the other :. The Greek evangelist, clothed with biblical quotations, trying to save the souls of the Broadway hee.s The slilnming lovelies on horseback i'll the Park, drinking deep draughts of fresh air and hoping for 8 male chaser :. The Sixth Avenue book stallers thumbing the artists manu- als"-a high class word for low class art The burlie barker on West 42nd Street, who refers to the price of admission as an uncover charge" Every Christmas tree should display at least one American flag.
 The nightly rowling in the street outside the La. Purchase" undresS- ing rooms-Broadway Rose ser- enading her new crush. Wm. Gax- ton Sign in the Village mems haberdashery: Clothes Make the Woman" Charlie Chin's laun- dry on w. 56th off Eighth {. The ciggy girl at the Beachcomber who chants: Cigars, cigarettes-thats all. brotherl' <. Typical N. Y. greetings on B'way and 50th. One fellow says: What goes on?" The other asks: Whats coming off?" The Hotel Astor lobby, where every John meets his Jane '. The drugstore cowbores in the soda spots The Bastile-like Tombs at Centre, St. with it's ragged line of cells. -pillories of society 7. The dilemma of horns and raised voices traffic snarlS The electrifying atmosphere as sudden darkness wraps itself around the City just before a storm breaks and sharp wind clears the way for its fury. Mulri-colored lights go on and melt into the breeding haze in bleary effect that makes you feel as though you're walking through the finish. of a Hitchcock thriller.
 The stew in the Stork Club who goes up to celebrity and says: T beg va pardon, but it's the privilege of a drunk like me to bother people 1ikA TTnacn r1nfco1acc Ahnra booths in the 9th Avenue subway ex- tension. People On the inside look like movie with the sound track gone wrong The Delancey street Santa Claus who talks to the chil- dren in Yiddish :. The would-be Izaak Waltons taking lessons in fly casting on the roof of the Anglers RooSt, having for fishermen, on East 43rd Street The Christ mas carols peeling above the din of the holiday crush at the Grend Central Post Office, all races and creeds make kin by the beauty :. !. Sign in the window of a West 53rd Street fur shop: Keep Her Heart Warmi"
 The pickaninny- -pavementertainers whose dancing has more authentic rhythm than many of the profes- Sionals. The Hayden Plan- etarium, where the price of movie will get you a mezzanine seat in the Theater of Infinity The Great est Show Off Earth =. The lights of the George Washington Bridge at midnight. tiny string of pearls in the lap of the heavens :. The lunch hour Johnnies around the Rockefeller Center rink ap- plauding when a shapely skaters skirt swings high in the breeze i. City College students on 23rd Street selling last years course notes at one cent page The mermaid on the Wilson electrick sign at Broadway and 46th St.-Eleanor Ohm? The tri-motored air. liners zooming through the night on theri way to LaGuardia Field. red white and blue nights on their mo- tors, like Christmas trees in the sky.
 The terraced wonderland along the Hudson river below Riverside Drive - the hand holders Prom ised Land, but by a man named esa uua s..rs ,e.s ,..s ..un ..s ,rua s