Dodge City

Dumpster on Third Avenue

"New York is a trash heap of human garbage. It's as civilized as Dodge City."
Andrew Holleran, Nights in Aruba

Late-Night City

Eighth Avenue

"My New York was a late-night city, its streets occupied by prostitutes, taxi-cabs, roaming homosexuals, its parks trysting places, its ruined neighborhoods mere stage sets on which isolated figures appeared to fulfill my romantic dreams."
Andrew Holleran, Nights in Aruba

Merchandising

Ralph Lauren store

"You cannot live in New York City very long and not be conscious of the niceties of being rich -- the city is, after all, an ecstatic exercise in merchandising."
Andrew Holleran, Dancer from the Dance