Mellow Yellow Monday

Probably the most famous NYC meeting spot was

"under the clock at the Biltmore." It's where J.D. Salinger 

used to meet New Yorker editor Wallace Shawn 

(and he took Holden Caulfield there too). But

since the Biltmore is no more—gutted in 1981 despite

its landmark status—we'll just have to meet here in the

Center Lobby of the Waldorf Astoria, under this beautiful clock,

 instead. It was created for the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, 

stands 9 feet tall, and weighs two tons. Around the

base are likenesses of Washington, Cleveland, Harrison,

Lincoln, Grant, Franklin, Jackson, and Queen Victoria. Every

quarter hour, the clock sounds the Westminster Chimes.

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