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SCENE: Two young literati meet in the subterrain of Adams House. One guy is finely garbed in the prevailing Europrep mode and carries a neatly pressed knapsack. The Other guy is stone washed, unwashed and sports a shoulder bag. As they are seniors, the exchange quickly comes around to what they are going to do with their lives...

Author: By Tom Reiss, | Title: Down On Law | 12/9/1986 | See Source »

...there is completely planned but not yet under contract a building for the Metropolitan Opera. In the centre of the development is an open plaza, to north and south are identical 45-story office buildings. Because of the mass of theatrical traffic, it was originally planned that the entire subterrain of the development would be used for parking space. At least one parking plot will be built, but because of ventilation problems and fire hazard, one of the unclassified buildings may be converted into a parking tower...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Radio City | 3/16/1931 | See Source »

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