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New Yorker at Large Highlights Names and Local Anecdotes
A New Yorker at Large surveys nocturnal life from beer wagons to Sixth Avenue, celebrating eccentric signage and celebrity mentions. It notes Douglas Fairbanks Jr passing through town, Katharine Cornell spelling quirks, Lillian Gish and Dorothy Gish film links, and a Virginian correcting Civil War terminology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ernest
Fontaine
Hollywood
Miss Fantin
Sixth Avenue
Douglas Fairbanks Jr
Europe
Charles B. Harding
Choate
Lescaze
Style and Cash