The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-13
ALL AROUNn THE T0WN


 The hefty lady barker at a flea circus who mows down hecklers with a whitening barrage of invec- tive A Sixth Ave. poSy em- porium showcasing a rare flower. Price: $500! The man" stroll ing along Broadway garbed in a mink coat Usherettes at an up- pity Park Avenue film temple who wear evening gowns. Such airs. The 'city trees" in Greenwich Viii lage. They flourish with little soil, proprietor with a SenSayuma: He displays a bottle containing a tiny ship with a card stating: "This is what's left to the Jap fleetI" .. |. LaviShly decorated Doctors Hospi- tai, more ornate than the swankiest hotel.
 Books devoted to postwar plans published after the last war-now gathering dust in second hand tome shops Plaques planted in the park bordering Riverside Drive, marking the spots where Americans fought during the Revolutionary War The woofled stage lum- mary tipsy-toeing along Madison Ave. after midnight and singing at the top of his voice Books penned in more than 5000 lan- guages and dialects are a part of the Vth Ave. Library's priceless lit- erary treasure .. The opulent Mu- sic Hall lounge: Its decorations represent the work of more than a dozen famed artists The U 6. Weather Bureau edifice in Central Park, which resembles a miniature castle .. Baseball gab making its annual appearance in the city's con- versational show.
 Arresting models of historic Biz Town scenes exhibited at the New York City Museum Anti-Amer- 1can handbills re-appearing in the Yorkville sector. Apparently the Bund isn't as dead as it should be .. The imposing array of build lngS that are a part of Columbia Univ. Few are aware that the uni- verstiy was originally erected via funds from a public lottery :. The Roxy's mammoth lobby which can accommodate more than 5000 people Avid pigeon-feeders making their daily pilgrimage to the park, even during indictment weather luke boxes in ice- cream sodamats blaring the Hit Parade all day long . Richmonds placid rural atmosphere. A borough dotted with villages that are a part of the Big City.
 Exotic Syrian coffee shops with Arabic signs along Atlantic Ave. The hustle-bustle of early ayem market places where farmers sell their products to the city's mer- chants. Hungry derelicts wander about in hopes of picking up stray vegetable dropped from some truck, while patient nuns wait to receive leftover goods for distribu- ton among the destitute Pre- Civl War mansions near Church strete with their decorative cast iron balconies The vari-hued Western Union skyscraper. It has 13 different shades of brick Squalid Red Hook-the toughest neighborhood in town Weather beaten Erie Canal barges moored in the East River. Many of the barge captains are married, and their families live on board the year round A gigantic chimney top- pinug the United States Assay bldg. | where scrap gold and silver are melted into bullion.
 The drab. depressing, empty Tombs prison. Its funeral tag is derived from its predecessor on this site, which resembled an Egyptian tomb Joss houses in Chinatown -shrineS of Buddhist worship. They are rarely attended by Chinese Strange, Oriental herbs hawked on Pell St. They are supposed to have miraculous curative" powers. Some of the herbs cost as much as $l0O per ounce Musty knick-knack shops on the lower East Side. They display valuable antiques as well as tWo-hit ash trays . . Criminoio- gists from many countries viewing the daily lineup" of arrested crim- inals at Police Hq. The Bow ery's five-cents-a-shot-o -of -whsikey dives. It's safer to guzzle arsenic .. Crowds congregated on Houston St. sidewalks buying and selling jewelry.
 A bearded poet on Sixth avenue trying to sell his verses. Each poem costs ten cents '. Homes for the well-to-do on lower Fifth Ave. They are converted stables Occasion al fiestas in Little Italy. The streets are strung with lights and the na- tiveS sing and dance A beach, comber's nightly windy orations on Coney Islands boardwalk. He warns listeners about the evils of wampu:n . '. Picturesque garden restaurants in the Village. Among the most de- Nghtful eating spots in town Il S4Edy's Restaurant on 51st and eAin St. It was famous on B'way Szg before anyone ever heard of 1andbergh. And, oh, that baloney- and-eggs-pancake style!
 The Negro community west of Columbus Circle, popularly known es San Juan Hill. A tribute to the exploits of Negro soldiers in the Spanish-American War Thriv- ing Macys-founded by a Nantucket whaling captain The Union Square forum which includes dis cussions on every conceivable theme :. From complex philosophical problems to the advantages of a vegetable diet Startling con- 4 < 4 + | + < 4 k | < < 4 Me4CAaAA <