Thanks. That is one block away from the old Fillmore East and two blocks from where I used to live.
A lot of those tenement buildings have gas pipes in the walls and ceilings that were
capped when the apartments were wired for electricity. The gas is still there or has slowly leaked
out. My upstairs neighbor was installing a new light fixture in his kitchen ceiling when he took out
his cigarette lighter to see inside the opening. The subsequent explosion blew him off the ladder and
into the next room, and sent our dishes flying off the shelves. Damn, I’m getting nostalgic!
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