On the George Washington Bridge Project: Special Summer Friday Edition
11Jul08
In which The Gay Recluse enjoys “summer hours.”
Today we worked from home, which meant lots of watching the GWB.
I too had an obsession with the GWB when I lived in the Heights in the ’80s. Mine was doing as much cruising as possible under that majestic bridge. The “little red lighthouse” was used for a probably unintended use on many an occasion.
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