Re: Independence Day

Keith F. Lynch <kfl@KeithLynch.net> wrote:

The train arrived at Penn Station at 6:45, having taken nearly ten
hours for a trip that never left the state of New York.  Since it was
still daylight and I had plenty of time before my next train, I walked
to Times Square.  On the way, I noticed a Macy's.  I checked what
street it's on.  Sure enough it was on 34th Street, just like in the
77 year old movie.  I went inside and looked around, but it didn't
seem to sell anything but clothing.

Did you take the wooden escalator?  It is worth the visit.

Times Square felt like I had walked into a website without using an
ad blocker.  I was able to confirm that it's a myth that that narrow
building with all the advertising screens is otherwise empty.  I don't
know what may be upstairs, but the ground floor has an Olive Garden
restaurant.

If you look around you can imagine you are in a Philip K. Dick novel.
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."