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BigmanPigman

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1. Great description! I lived at Union Square when it was full of junkies

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sat Jun 17, 2017, 10:58 PM

Jun 2017

and prostitutes. I attended Parsons and walked down 14th St. past the 3 card monte guys. The summer heat and humidity were horrible. I remember art students dropping empty bottles out of their windows into the ally below. They were aiming at rats the size of VW bugs. Aaahhhh...good memories.

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Great description! I lived at Union Square when it was full of junkies BigmanPigman Jun 2017 #1