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From: djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt)
Subject: Re: Independence Day
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Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 23:55:27 GMT
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In article <v7s1vj$qt9$1@panix2.panix.com>,
Scott Dorsey <kludge@panix.com> wrote:
>Keith F. Lynch <kfl@KeithLynch.net> wrote:
>>The train arrived at Penn Station at 6:45, having taken nearly ten
>>hours for a trip that never left the state of New York.  Since it was
>>still daylight and I had plenty of time before my next train, I walked
>>to Times Square.  On the way, I noticed a Macy's.  I checked what
>>street it's on.  Sure enough it was on 34th Street, just like in the
>>77 year old movie.  I went inside and looked around, but it didn't
>>seem to sell anything but clothing.
>
>Did you take the wooden escalator?  It is worth the visit.

[Hal Heydt]
During WW2, my mother made window displays for that Macy's.