The street traffic outside moved in a steady blur, buses and cars streaming just beyond the parallel-parked cars that lined the curb. The pedestrians came less often, in occasional ones and twos, appearing at one edge of the window and visible for only a few seconds before disappearing at the other edge. All of the sounds—the low rumble of buses, the whine of cars, the tap-tap-tap of passing feet—were muffled behind the thick plate glass. The entryway stood at the far end of the room, with most of the customers clustering at the front booths and counter stools, with a comfortable distance from the single table in the back corner.
The View From the Back Corner
The View From the Back Corner
The View From the Back Corner
The street traffic outside moved in a steady blur, buses and cars streaming just beyond the parallel-parked cars that lined the curb. The pedestrians came less often, in occasional ones and twos, appearing at one edge of the window and visible for only a few seconds before disappearing at the other edge. All of the sounds—the low rumble of buses, the whine of cars, the tap-tap-tap of passing feet—were muffled behind the thick plate glass. The entryway stood at the far end of the room, with most of the customers clustering at the front booths and counter stools, with a comfortable distance from the single table in the back corner.