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Gregory and John Hart are John H art, a vacationing dentist,
about the same age. Both grew up is staying with his family on Miami
in Michigan— Gregory in Detroit and Beach. Following a long day en-
John in a small nearby town, joying the January sun on the
Dearborn, 15 minutes away. Each beach, John and his wi are
has two children —a boy and a girl. preparing to take n the fabulous
Yet, despite the obvious cuisine they've heard so much
similarities and despite the fact that about.
they'll come within a few feet of Gregory Hart, a Miami resident,
bumping i nto each other many is sleeping. As the sun, that makes
times, they'll never meet. this city famous, prepares to leave
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for another day, Gregory's wife is g leaming hotel floors and
hile he's he
give them friends, he wants quality fruit. And
preparing his dinner and his lunch. a good cleaning before laying down wre, we want to
A member of the maintenance staff a new sheen. make sure he enjoys the est of t
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at the hotel John is staying in, It's people like Gregory Hart who crop."
Gregory will awaken soon to eat and service Miami Beach • the wee Abe Jacobs works 14 to 16
spend a few hours with the kids hours of the morning, making the hours a day. He's done it all his life
before going to work. John Harts' stay more enj
birth
oyable. and he really doesn't know any
Following dinner and a show, Abe Jacobs is another member different way. His every waking
John Hart is preparing to retire for of that army of unseen hosts. For hour is spent tryi to satisfy his
the night. the last 37 years, through war, the customers —all visitors to Miami
Beach.
At about the same time, Gregory birth of his daughter, and the bi
Hart has just arrived. As a member of his daughter's fruit and
daughter, Jacobs Ricardo Armez, a kitchen staffer
of the midnight army of Miam has faithfully gone to the in one of the larger hotels, doesn't
Beach, he will go about the job of vegetable market each and every work those long hours.
doing a hund different things the morning to "pick out the bes for his "I dig girls," says Ricardo in
John Harts of this world will customers."
Cuban accented English. "As
probably never notice — unless they Unloading his truck, Jacobs daylight approaches, the
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aren't done. recalls the days when he used to beach to watch those bikinis. If
Gregory Hart is one of the night push a fruit wagon. "1 know fruit," don't see any, I can get some
people of this resort city. He'll take he says proudl "When a customer shuteye. Hopefully, 1 don't get some
off the old wax on those already wants to send oranges home to his sleep."
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As Ricardo speaks, a street and beats them in a five gallon d clean l each dawn by
sweeping machine swirls past, container. On the grill is about 50 another are battalion scrubbe of the night army.
leaving a circular path in its track. pounds of hash browns, slowly Not to mention the square miles
You can't help but th, browning. of linen that is au, while the
although things look quie t, these that Should these unseen hosts ever day is at its coolest.
1 people are scurrying around a not show to perform their essential Along with re these hotel services,
H I sleeping giant, supplying all his tasks, the results would be
p g g the City of Miami Beach ndered maintains
needs. disasterous.
police, fi, sewage and public
In one of the more famous deli's' Hotel guests would be almost works services on a 24 -hour vigil.
on Miami Beach, the night crew is incommunicado with the outside The dawn is now breaking.
almost as busy as it is during the world, because included in these
noon rush hour. troops are the telephone Before this day is over, Dr. and
that hotels kee on 24 -hour shifts. operators Mrs. John Hart will walk on the
The pastry kitchen is going full p floopeopr, scrubbed clean by the night
blast and the aroma is enough to The morning Miami Herald that le, eat breakfas,
make any weight watcher buckle guests will read is placed in the dinner either totally or partially
under the temptation. racks between three and six a.m. prepared by the night t people , and ,
Willie Johnson is making up a Hundreds of delivery trucks hustle before retiring again on sheets
"few scrambled eggs" for the up and down Miami Beach leaving cleaned by the night people, will
people who will come flooding mountains of newsprint at each utilize a thousand other services
through the front door in a couple of stop. made available to them by Miami
hours. He cracks two hundred eggs Literally thousands of windows Beach's unseen hosts.
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