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...Montmartre is not the South Side of Chicago. There is an aura of mellow stability which hangs over the neighborhood a sense of slow, peaceful decay that contrasts sharply with the frenetic growth and change in even the seediest sectors of American life. The Montmartre underworld is an established sector of society much like any other, a moral order governs almost everyone, and violence and change are rare...
...Athletic Department, meanwhile, vows that for a mere $7 million the stadium at Soldiers Field will be ready for the September 18 home opener against Columbia. From the looks of the place, however, it may be a standing-room only crowd no matter how many people show up. Concrete decay in the 79-year-old facility created a publicly acknowledged danger of collapse last season, so the school decided to put in new structural supports in addition to replacing all of the seats. Like other buildings, the stadium had not received the attention it needed earlier because of a recently...
...Athletic Department, meanwhile, vows that for a mere $7 million the stadium at Soldiers' Field will be ready for the September 18 home opener against Columbia. From the looks of the place, however, it may be a standing-room only crowd no matter how many people show up. Concrete decay in the 79-year-old facility created a publicly acknowledged danger of collapse last season, so the school decided to put in new structural supports in addition to replacing all of the seats. Like other buildings, the stadium had not received the attention it needed earlier because of a recently...
Perhaps the most shocking development of the past year was the administration's apparent rejection of Harvard roots and its Ivy League tradition. After examining a report from Harvard housing experts which explained that the Ivy decorating the walls was contributing to the decay of University buildings, officials announced that the play would come down...
...building where the garage was; it gives the place the look of an ancient cave. In the rubble a bashed-in Mercedes, a book on the coronation of Queen Elizabeth, a pair of black shoes lying in the Charlie Chaplin position. The air is thick with dust and decay. There is so much glass on the ground, each step sounds like an army...