NO. 5243ERA XV · UNDERGROUND · MANHATTAN

The Escalator to the Roof of the City

One escalator keeps going past the street and up forty storeys. Herald Square, a woman gripping the rail, refusing to look at her shoes

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The Escalator to the Roof of the City
Number5243
EraERA XV · The City That Answers Back
FamilyUnderground
BoroughManhattan
LocationHerald Square · Flatiron
SetThe Commute Impossible
States1 finished state

Part of NEW YORKERS by MLow, a painted census of New York City: 7,541 characters across 19 eras. Read the history of the places or spin into a room of the museum.

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