Words to live by on 39(8/9).

Viva la France.

http://www.timessquare.com/New_York_City/Times_Square_NYC/Sex_and_the_Square/
"In 1880 it was estimated that a dozen brothels each lined West 39th and 40th streets alone. West 39th was such a well-known place for French brothels it was dubbed "Soubrette Row" by patrons. French prostitutes were notorious for having no limits: they would do anything and everything for the right price."

A noble profession.

"The Plumber Protects the Health of the Nation." Not to mention the health of 39(8/9).

A bit of bonafide history.

It is this writer's humble opinion that 39(8/9) should be more than a repository of witty observations and Noel Coward-like repartee. It should include all that, mais oui, but should also be a source of information and elucidation.

That said, put this in your pipe and smoke it, from "The New York Times," July 18, 1998.

"On the gritty block of West 39th Street near the garment district and the ethnic food shops of Ninth Avenue, the police sex scandal rocking the Giuliani administration came as little surprise.

"That's life," a shopkeeper said with a New Yorker's barely perceptible shoulder movement. "Period."

You can read more of this thin slice of 39(8/9) history below.


http://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/18/nyregion/scandal-midtown-south-neighborhood-brothel-was-open-secret-around-west-39th.html

Glitter makes our street shine

It makes the blackened used gum pieces seem intentional.
Brilliant.

Perfection on 39 (8/9)

No Viagra needed on 39(8/9).