Word: roof
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...arched doors, Romanesque bulk. But inside and out, he and Louis Millet, the interior decorator, wildly mixed and matched styles. The west wing has its odd Gothic outcroppings, the Grand Hall some rather Moorish nooks and ornament; an intimate dining room seems Viennese; and, of course, the steel-truss roof built to cover trains and tracks is pure 19th century Industrial...
...arched doorways have been cut into the south wall, alas, diffusing some of the compact power of the hall, but direct passageways to the wide open spaces of the train shed were deemed essential. Out there, things do get interesting. The vast, gently arched roof is a 110-ft.-high web of steel trusses fitted with alternating wall-to-wall strips of clear glass and unpainted wood planks. The glass and fir are all new, but almost every bit of steel, 2,700 tons, is original. The space is gloriously scaled, and the strips of roof make for neat plays...
...Massachusetts communities are beginning to close their doors to needy citizens who ask for a roof over their heads. Increasing numbers of Bay State residents are telling their local social service agencies and elected officials that they just won't tolerate homeless people anymore. At least not in their neighborhoods...
...bedrooms. The first things I saw when I opened the left bedroom door were cans. Dozens and dozens of empty Bud cans carpeted the wooden floor. On the second glimpse, my unbelieving eyes met my first roommate crashed on the lower bed of a bunkbed, snoring the roof down. Still in shock I hurried to the other bedroom only to find another guy recuperating from a hard night's drinking. Instead of Brideshead Revisited, the scene hauntingly reminded me of another movie, one starring John Belushi. I learned my first lesson at Harvard that day. Regardless of effort, drive...
...success of low-priced lodging in part reflects effective marketing. Red Roof Inns advertises with signboards that say SLEEP CHEAP. Says President Trueman: "It may be grammatically incorrect, but it sure pulls travelers off the highway." His occupancy rate of 84% is the highest in the economy-lodging industry...