Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-10-03
BxL. L. STEVENSON

and dinner-can now be obtained at
a cost of % cents down on the
Bowery. The place is the penny
cafeteria" which was recently
opened in the Bowery branch Of the
Y. M. C. A. The food is well cooked.
wholesome and there is considerable
variety in the menu. Since prices
charged do not meet costs. the main
support Of the cafeteria comes from
the Wilhelm Lowenstein Memorial
fund. Patrons, for the most part,
are men without jobs. Those with
intermittent employment or work
that does not pay them living wage
are also made welcome. On the
opening day. there were more than
900 patrons. Breakfast is z cents;
luncheon, 5; and dinner, IL. If the
diner does not care for the regular
meal, there is an a la carte menu
with prices ranging from l cent to
81 cents.
A typical 7-cent breakfast con-
sists Of large bowl of oatmeal,
milk, coffee, prunes or sugar bun
or doughnut Soup, bread, coffee,
and a choice of prunes, rice pud-
ding or sugar bun are served for
luncheon. The big meal of the day,
dinner, consists of broiled hambur-
ger steak, two vegetables, coffee
and choice of prunes or sugar
bun. If salad is desired, the cost
is increased from to 8 cents, de-
pending on the choice made. On
la carte orders, vegetables are 2,
or 5 cents. ALI beverages are
cents. So are desserts with the ex-
ception of ice cream which is S
cents and is popular despite its high
er price. The most costly item on
the bill Of fare is sirloin steak which
is listed at 81 cents.
For IL hours starting early Sum-
day evening. all traffic was barred
from Rockefeller plaza in Rockefel-
Ter Center. This was in accordance
with the terms Of the lease executed
by the Rockefellers with Columbia
university which owns the property
on which the development was built.
The lease provides that once each
year, between the hours Of sunset
and sunrise. the street must be
barred with rope, chain or other
effective device" There must also
be suitable signs showing that the
thoroughfare is private property. In
addition, an affidavit must be SUBJ
mitted, together with the names Of
witnesses. that the terms Of the
lease\have been complied with. The
barring Of the street, is, Of course,
to keep it from becoming public
property.
Rockefeller plaza is 600 feet in
length and runs from Forty-eighth
to Fifty-first street right through the
heart of Rockefeller Center. It was
built to provide light and air for the
various buildings as well as to per-
NIT easier access. For such
convenience, the Rockefellers pay
Columbia $4,000 year in addition
to what they pay for the rest of the
property. A July Sunday was
chosen as the time for barring the
plaza because then traffic is at its
lowest point.
Trinity church. which owns st.
Pauls chapel, takes similar precau-
tons to protect title to its property.
The chapel, where George Washing
ton used to worship, is at Broad
way and vesey streets and pedes-
TRANS find it convenient to cut
through the churchyard from one
street to another. So, on occasions
they find their paths barred. Down
in Greenwich Village. a stone set
in the sidewalk announces that it is
private property and has never been
decided to the public. Thousands
walk over it daily. But so far as l
know, no barriers have ever been
put UP.
Young lovers on bus tops are
familiar sights. But lately, Ro-
nance has taken a new turn. Some
of the couples who ride from one
end Of a route to the other, take
their portable radios along and thus
wooing with an accompaniment of
name bands. Usually other passen-
gers merely smile. Sometimes.
however, there are objections, SO the
dial is twisted. Then everything
goes along smoothly with the bus
driver doing all the worrying about
red lights, traffic and cops. thus
leaving the modern Romeo with both
hands free.
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