The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-27
Walter WincheIl
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. hat .. The punls who clut. ter up the sidewalks near the free radio theaters = offering passes for money. They're SO furttve you'd think they were selling narcotics [. An introduction to her iS Q down payment on Q headachei" |. The Place de Ia Concorde on Lex. ington Avenue. It specialises in Mexican chow. The name of the gent who helps manage 1t is Cal. lahan The delicatesgen on Broadway where chcrines park their corsages Gin the refrigeFator) yn- til the show is over The be. witching black lace negligee in . 7th Avenue lingerie shoppe with this engraved wordage underneath: "on her, it's got to look good"
 The wall sign at Edith Roardk's night club: If your Sweetie likes 1t here, some night bring your wifel" :. The rows of pawnshops along The Bowery = where Q memory is hooked with every watch The stable on East 24th Street which holds horse auctions once c week The cofnllays arguing in Union Square Park in the shadow of Lincoln statue. Lincoln, who spent his life making this nation free - 50 that guys like them can help make 1t otherwise The continuous feedline of taxicabs on Eighth Avenue = e double line of hacks that goes from 4ist street to 33rd and feeds everlastingly into the Pennsylvania Depot. Now, do you know why traffic is SO con- gested there? The Palestine Billiard Academy on 7th Avenue. It has nothing to do with pool or Palestine. It's e Greek coffee house.
 The fleet of trucks from the Hale Furniture firm. the signs on which say: Go To Hale!" The trio of slick con.men working the old 3-card Monte game on the 60th Street BMT subway station. And taking the smartest alecks for plenty The shoe-shine boy outside Reuben's, whose sales talk includes: The hands that shined the shoes of John Barrymore will be happy to shine yoursl" The handy men of the 57th Street art galleries, who casually walk around with valuable oil paintings as though they were carrying baskets of potatoes The once girls who take s minutes for lunch and tife other 56 of their lunch hour shopping. They'd rather be attractive than well-fed. Maybe they figure if they look beautiful enough they won't have to worry about their meals for life.
 The midtown sym which urges you to toughen your muscles to aid national defense. And the song sheet peddlers in Times Square who urge you to buy the sheet of army song to help save the country The 4eth and 9th Avenue auctioneer whose Inimicry of celebs is big time "Iie took his Tiis. fortune like . man. Blamed 1t all on his wdfel" Those nervous key. chain twirlers with their self.coal. scious expressions who stand out. side stage doors The gloomy looking MP's who have to patrol the Broadway beat to keep soldiers from doing what they'd do them. selves if they were on leave The smiling legless man sailing along on his ball-bearing platform =. The fast.talking phoyiy who approaches potential saps with: "J must get to Tarrytown at ence, would you buy this ring?"
 The Lady Of the Evening who pa. trols the Broadway sector in a high- priced yellow car The. prettiest building on Broadway-The Auto- mat |. The mansions along 53rd and 54th Streets that are now be- ing rented aS roorning houses and offices ,. The patriotic red, white and blue neon signs .. We learn from history that we don't learn from historyl" |. The Davenport Theater, far from Broadway on East 27th Street, which is usually packed with folks who like the legit theatet well enough to see a show for roth- ing {. Sign on the rear of c truck: "There's a green light tc heaven for chumps who ignore red ones" .. The girls who model $500 fur coats in steam. cheated show. rooms all day and then brave the street chill in their $i650 cloth wraps Overheard in the Wal doris Empire Room: There she t