Word: aromas
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Invigorated by East River breezes, the vista of the Brooklyn Bridge and the aroma of the old Fulton Fish Market, New York City's South Street Seaport is unquestionably the year's most dramatic contribution to urban livability. A maritime museum, renovated warehouses, a new market hall, pushcarts, restaurants, stalls and stores that are not just cute boutiques, all evoke the atmosphere and bustle of the long-gone sailing-ship harbor. The architects are Benjamin Thompson & Associates, Beyer Blinder Belle, and Jan Hird Pokorny...
...growing season, the Washington vineyards enjoy cool nights and in June, 17 hours or more of not-too-intense sunlight daily, allowing the grapes to ripen with good sugar-acid balance. The fruit tends to be tarter and crisper than California's, with a more intense flavor and aroma and a more pronounced varietal character...
Called the Aroma Disc system, the new machine is expected to retail for $20. Upscale versions, priced as high as $125, will include a choice of ceramic camouflage (cats, clowns and art deco birds) designed by Giorgio Sant'Angelo. To improve the smell of the surroundings, one inserts a "fragrance record" into the machine. The company will not divulge its proprietary technology, but the scent is released when the oil-filled discs are warmed slightly in the machine. The discs will come in both long-playing versions that put out the same odor for five hours (price...
Peewee's is a dark, spare apartment with peeling paint and an aroma like a freshly emptied garbage can. Four white women sit around a table with needles hanging from their thin, gooseflesh-covered arms. Three are attractive professionals in their early 20s: a magazine photographer, a Wall Street secretary and a junior executive at an advertising agency. The fourth is an older woman in a designer suit. Peewee, a gentle black, is injecting heroin into his arm, each time drawing a little blood back into the syringe. This pumping technique, known as booting, prolongs the rush. Afterward, Peewee...
Even the Denny's in the center of town seemed, with its day-old fish-and-chips aroma, kind of inviting as I sprinted past...