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//An urban haunted house story.// | //An urban haunted house story.// | ||
- | When Hotel New Yorker opened in 1930, it was one of the grandest buildings on Manhattan, its great sign shining red in the night. From gray brick, Sugarman and Berger had built a modern Aztec temple, a sentient fortress channeling the will of unknown gods. For years the city’s glitterati gathered there to worship and pay tribute. But over time, the city grew greedy, forgetting its legacy. Pennsylvania Station, a beautiful temple of transportation and New Yorker’s lifeline, was allowed to fall into disgrace before finally being torn down, its screams echoing on 8th Avenue. The city fell into decline. | + | {{ : |
- | In year 1974 New Yorker is a relic of the glories past, artlessly fading into oblivion. The domain surrounding it has turned seedy. Everywhere one looks there is pornography, | + | When Hotel New Yorker opened in 1930, it was one of the grandest buildings in Manhattan, its great sign shining red in the night. From gray brick, Sugarman and Berger had built a modern Aztec temple, a sentient fortress channeling the will of unknown gods. For years, the city’s glitterati gathered there to worship and pay tribute. But over time, the city grew greedy, forgetting its legacy. Pennsylvania Station, a beautiful temple of transportation and New Yorker’s lifeline, was allowed to fall into disgrace before finally being torn down, its screams echoing on Eighth Avenue. The city fell into decline. |
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+ | In the year 1974, New Yorker is a relic of the glories past, artlessly fading into oblivion. The domain surrounding it has turned seedy. Everywhere one looks there is pornography, | ||
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===== Hotel New Yorker ===== | ===== Hotel New Yorker ===== | ||
- | There was a time when people paid respect, when New Yorker was visited by presidents and stars, when finest bands played in the lobby. Now they have forgotten, they think New Yorker is just a worthless hulk. They might even want to demolish it all, just like they did with Savoy-Plaza. Unless, the hotel destroys them first. | + | {{ : |
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+ | There was a time when people paid respect, when New Yorker was visited by presidents and stars, when the finest bands played in the lobby. Now they have forgotten; they think New Yorker is just a worthless hulk. They might even want to demolish it all, just as they did with Savoy-Plaza. Unless the hotel destroys them first. | ||
<WRAP box round> | <WRAP box round> |
the_citadel.txt · Last modified: 2018/04/05 21:12 by entropyus