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Sidewalks of New York

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This is a marvelous little book by Lewis Mumford.  I thought it would be a good point of departure for those who want to share their observations and book notes on New York, past and present.

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  1. Rick DiguetteApril 28, 2011 at 1:32 PM

    I also recommend Joe Mitchell's "Up in the Old Hotel."

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  2. robertwhelanApril 29, 2011 at 1:27 AM

    WHAT IS THE FULL QUOTE: We are learning more and more about less and less, until...?

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  3. TripplerApril 29, 2011 at 8:00 AM

    Was this the book that had a brief story where a self styled reformist distributed greeting cards that said,

    HAVE NO MORE CURSING!

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  4. James FergusonApril 29, 2011 at 8:45 AM

    I don't know where the quote originally came from, but I see Flipswap cellphones have co-opted it,

    "Do more and more with less and less until you can do everything with nothing"

    Seems that Harris and Blanck subscribed to the same adage.

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  5. James FergusonApril 29, 2011 at 8:47 AM

    It is always appalling to read how greedy manufacturers try to squeeze every last drop out of their workers. The sweat shops in Indonesia, China and Vietnam are no better than what you read in this account. Worse even. All we have managed to do is transport the same attitude abroad, which is why American unions find themselves with the short end of the stick.

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  6. JAbelApril 29, 2011 at 9:57 AM

    Joesph Mitchell's"Up in the old Hotel" is a wonderful wonderful book.I heartily second Rick's thumbs up.And today the 29th would have been Chartres's 61st BDay so Happy BDay Mary!!

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  7. James FergusonApril 29, 2011 at 3:06 PM

    Indeed! She is missed.

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  8. TripplerApril 29, 2011 at 3:41 PM

    Did some research and found that it was Mitchell's ''Up In the Old Hotel'' which had the story of that anti-cursing reformer -

    http://www.vqronline.org/articles/1996/winter/carrington-grammar/

    quote:

    ''a man who has devoted his life to the eradication of profanity''


    HAVE NO MORE CURSING

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  9. JAbelMay 2, 2011 at 9:44 AM

    Where has Avrds been of late.Busy with her degree I hope.

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