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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 01:04, 8 April 2018 (UTC)
... that for 25 years, pedestrians in Hudson Heights, New York City, paid a subway fare to use the 181st Street station's elevators to avoid climbing an eight-story hill? Source: NY Times (1957).
ALT1:... that elevator operators at New York City's 181st Street station are known to play music in an attempt to cheer up commuters? Source: NY Times (2003). "Elizabeth Lorris Ritter, the leader of the campaign to keep the operators, describes the few seconds of company, music and chitchat as a wee oasis of civilization that lifts the spirits of the thousands of people who use the elevators each day. [...] In Elevator 108, Mr. Perez's riders are treated to calypso, merengue or traditional upbeat Cuban son pulsing from a battery-powered CD player that he won with points from Foxwoods Casino. The breezy music livens the dank, fluorescent-lighted elevator car, so much so that on occasion a dour-faced occupant will execute a brief tap or samba step on the way out."
Overall: Prefer ALT1 hook, which is more interesting and unique. The mere presence of elevator operators is also eyebrow-raising. SounderBruce 22:42, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
Prefer ALT1 hook, which is more interesting and unique. The mere presence of elevator operators is also eyebrow-raising. SounderBruce 22:42, 31 March 2018 (UTC)