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plaza

I came out of the subway on 59th Street. To my left a business man was handing cash to some children at a lemonade stand. To my right the Plaza Hotel, wrapped in scaffolding for it’s transformation into million-dollar shoe box condos. The monogrammed linens and dishes were auctioned off long ago, but outside there is still this:

Maybe the little girls were raising money to save Eloise‘s home.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, July 10th, 2007 at 6:06 pm and is filed under city, ornament. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

4 Responses to “plaza”

  1. thenextstopwillbe Says:
    July 11th, 2007 at 3:37 am

    where was this? is it the base of a lamppost or something? very nice pic!

  2. boodely Says:
    July 11th, 2007 at 5:35 am

    I think it is the base of a lamppost – it was one of a pair framing the entrance on 59th.

  3. Ellen Says:
    July 11th, 2007 at 6:47 am

    As always I love the rich contrasts you notice: business man & the girls lemonade stand, the plaza in a moment of transition, the ornate and the ordinary…

  4. jude Says:
    July 11th, 2007 at 11:52 am

    always an eye for detail…..

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