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How the Other Half Lives

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The Fountainhead , part 1, chapter 12 T he Wynand newspaper chain, trying to boost its sales and publicity, decides to run an exposé of living conditions in New York’s slums. The editor-in- chief Alvah Scarret assigns Dominique Francon , who’s his favorite columnist, to do an investigation. Although Dominique is used to living in the lap of luxury, she agrees to spend two weeks living in a run-down tenement on the East Side, washing up in a tin bath, peeling potatoes in a shared kitchen, mingling with the poor people who live there and getting to know them. At the end of two weeks she returned to her penthouse apartment on the roof of a hotel over Central Park, and her articles on life in the slums appeared in the Banner. They were a merciless, brilliant account. She heard baffled questions at a dinner party. “My dear, you didn’t actually write those things?” “Dominique, you didn’t really live in that place?” “Oh, yes,” she answered. “The house you own on East Twelfth Street , Mrs. P...

Top 10 VRBO Vacation Rentals In Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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This property is a very cozy 2 bedroom apartment which is squeaky clean with a wonderful kitchen and dining area for meals, as well as comfortable bedrooms and clean sheets for a good night’s sleep. This bright and cheerful unit is spacious enough for a small family with two twin beds and one queen bed. The living room features a 65" LED Smart TV and leather couches. There is also free WiFi and friendly, attentive staff. You also get convenient parking and there is also a laundry room with towels, linens as well as a dryer and washer. Situated in close proximity to the Florida Turnpike and I-95 but in a clean, relatively safe and quiet neighborhood , you also get to be near Fort Lauderdale International Airport in an area which is close to a park and central to many things. Captain's Quarters Price : from 80 USD Number of Guests : 4 Check Price See similar vacation rentals in Fort Lauderdale and also compare the prices with hotels in Fort Lauderdale This modern, one ...

Saxony Apartment Building

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Quizzes Lists Topics Save The Saxony Apartment Building is a historic apartment building in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Located along Ninth Street in the city's downtown, [1] this five- story brick building includes a distinctive range of architectural details. Among these elements are brick pilasters and projections, a three- story bay window on each side of the symmetrical main facade , semicircular balconies , and many stone pieces, such as pediments, keystones, and stringcourses. Due to its location at the intersection of Ninth and Race Streets, the Saxony appears to have two fronts: one onto each street. Although the Ninth Street facade is larger and more complex, the Race Street facade is nevertheless ornate as well: it features small yet elaborate semicircular balconies with wrought iron railings similar to those of the Ninth Street facade . [2] Constructed in 1891 according to a design by leading Cincinnati architect Samuel Hannaford , [1] the Saxony Apart...