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Tuesday, July 4, 2000
The Brooklyn Bridge: Upon
By Paul Ford
What is it like upon the Brooklyn Bridge, summarized in two paragraphs?
Enter on [Street]. You sneak in up a stairway. It's dark, but when you reach the top you see the two plain gothic arches. Famous photos are taken here, and snapshots. People wear T-shirts with words, and women wear dresses.
It is so beautiful. Like a cathedral inside out. From the elevated boardwalk you can see almost everything that makes the city more like a film than a place. An elevated boardwalk above the two lanes is filled with people, all colors, dozens of languages, some with guidebooks. Bicycles race past.
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