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1647-3 Espanola Way• . 1 t f r hr suet as narrow aril humlxx, welcomed the curious Can ayoung woman's °O'1 way. s'• into their tight little Guys'n Dolls the Mercedes Item world. The tourists loved it. and must inch its way some stayed to call the place home. vision turn fading, past the parked The feeling of h orh,ec has c11rs on Ihr left:rase persisted through the decades. r C dodge the dancing Puerto Ric:m through Prohibition and the War. but once lei sous, kid with the blaring suitcese"siied the silent'anti.the inane-tai•the radio. '1'11. sedan polis hx!fway "Mc" 'ilts. hspmtola 1Vap sprawls unto the sidewalk and stops.An el- like a tired old hooker smiling a se• Espanola y•nto a derly gentleman.efrosted inwhite" ofcret smile. rememberingdreamsifthe dayrebirth.white hair, neatlyn. trimmeded whitee glory.She dreams of a rebirth. mustache, white shoes and turtle. She even has a fairy godmother. neck, steps ou' of the car. He The fairy godmother shelled out glances nervously up and down the three-quarters of a million for the street.A moment9 besite_tj4n.and decaying Clay Hotel,a complex of STREET he carefully look the Mlercedes. In apartments,92 hotel rooms end pattinrg it before he enters the sO oho de of traddling ntlat mire OF q Mean h ile ,logit f ii Meanwhile,a wino of w e rrmi. worn and crumbing — tt was a nate age, with a face ax crimpled demolilionist's dream. The north as the brown plap per ha::: g that con" side of the village across Pspanoba reals his liquid lunch,wanders the Way is now occupied by the Grace block. He shuffles from the door. Hotel,a retirement home,and the way of the Cameo Hotel,past the Cameo.now a transient hotel reek• His and Hers tl'xshmat,past Beach ing of garbage and trillions of cats. . DREAMS Poultry and past the Grace Hotel It is a shadowy place,chipped and Shoe Repair,to make a ll.turn at bare,echoing at night with random the Mi Rohio Restaurant.His eyes shouts and TV sounds. are closed against the bright sun- A gust of briny air escapes f emi light; a gnarled hand incessantly the ocean two blocks away.flipping KLEINrubs end twists the lung greasy hair lhe brim of an old woman's straw NIARJORiE M. that springs like a fr from hat.She naps in the bent the his brow. Clay,hewedgednap into a lent aluminum We are on s anola \1'x• it chair.She ignores the derelicts and neighborhood in transdton.a street shuftlers.the spaced•out freaks and IS of dreams. It is nestled between the screaming kids on skates who I Washington and I)t•xrl Aseno1.s weave a suicidal course down ..it Miami&vuh and it has Iran in Wasluington Asenue. stir sits if"' a ii nstunl state of i h:uugc. aca•its nuuuly in her c,o,xm 1x•11.11111 .1 ' birth in 1922. Once the I:•gendary hnnd•sten.ded sign; "The Clay $ • Spanish Village.it has seen celebri• Hotel "— (coder S Q T '1 ties come and go. witnessed New Manage t _ the rhumba crane and gem• menta' • 1 r. being days.Daring the Roar• New?Could s Y t r! ing 2fts. the street this he poo• lir r • .. l� throbbed with the ex- , Bible' Or ;/: .cs+.i is it just � J citernent of the illicit; another hu ukies, laolegger% Linda Polansky,the os •: j _ dreamer: "H takes a . , . visionary to undertake• ac, i a project like this.' + Many people on thu • 1 street say it takes a I 1 lot more than that. PM.,.,s,, t b cs m.s os se. \41111 �t � , 4 t1:, . '• .. j • I. 6 '1'.ji,tigt..;;(14MOIt)iiialik-'' 7) .- ' . . .. '•.4:11111 , , ,1 - • Espanola Way in 1928 Hod,.pf, four goers after the birth of the Spanish llt. . '.. { P. ♦ i Village.It wase greet of bo-okres,bootleggers end hombos. Bottom is �l an architect's drawing of what it will look Gke. If... F!•c', illy 1- I 17 ... . • . . . 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In Pram Is I.', - • • t�-Ls y `.��• -+. 4% Colony.-it ads rdrn.s4r,n 192:sw" ..: •...„ by C(1.'1'.Meal.sib. wah r r - . o fits i1►. _ ,4., hie•,t.Hobert.\ 'I'at;..r,are;rurd �E�/ +•S'''' a Moorish Lanus, .1 Lawn r�,/ • (;n•enwi.h Village ..I b..l.n and • "•'r`SeE' Ikti,•r `run • + Z sung. m:mlal:,, and Lot-. For :1 • yp,ti • . brief period the dream i:erne true. R /y�/ ��•'.+�r,. �r •SEeA7• /�lt! • • r r r.,.. The Spanish Village xs in it.hey'. • • . • / day during the'Lets-when.16i I:di. '*7ZES _ ��, s4-r.e p*rs.malities as Al Capone. :' "'�/ (tOtY (t. Dorothy l'i,k and J1.gr. 11•illiatei • _ (� p t �. (.. Harry dan„•d at bleu 1 panics%b.,, ! BEEFH (BAQ'B,r ') ' �9y,Cwru• r the street was n•ar n HERS RIBS T.• lion nurtured Msrlegger%who di.. • /,. INBI •"w penwd their wares in the carnival `'� atmosphere. and r rirl • * {ROA,'.•'W`. �p • �rq! '^- .� came �.. ',ti .`� Ito he seen at the hal of Missing • + , '•: 11en,a right spot. ' g It Though still ronsidere,l pictur• • A twice, by the late ':pis the street — hail begun its seedy slide. Someclaim she infamous$141;gambling • o d syndicate was Mar. on Espanola + - •- Way. World War II hr,ulKM the Stanley the Chicken Man,of Beech Poutry: "This street a soldiers,who trained..n the Miami Beach graronn.e..and slept at the Youngman. His customers come WO1rfda died years ego if it wasn't for us.' Clay. ISanse stools, cropped up from as fur away as Kendall and along the street:`Nino the t;rent" Hallandale to pick op krephnh• •� and \'eloz and Yolanda.Ihr conga prrr.KFn. /lm,kra. and fricassee • e king and go.en,led their disciple., and,of r,wlrse.his famous chicken. i:ii•� • through that fad. i• '� and Espanola which he deftly dissects into roar- ,became 10 5�.rhe'Thorn. tem as he speaks. ` • � `. t NI, I,L" Ih,ri:, "Thi. serer 1 • 1 I 'I" ,'I• 1t1 IL;b •,.:-dn,. I woultla died year,. r ,.. .nu'1(for Ito.,.b I',.0 I; ., .♦' •'.• �nq'. nq+ 'l lie •besot• , Ilresel, pnnq..•I ,o ,ern•.,rot (hr.ugb "hula lends J'7f' j° '` -Happy Day."lite info the fading .hi ken."I leke Linda,bot I di,nu,. ` t . • strut.Ihdly s --I)•lly%1.I,liw,n ler if she's t• Cream.Shop-- gounn IN' able In do this. r ( became The IIl:mg• Someehing like this lakes big out,complete with jukebox. oink,;l rnonry, machine and dancin! l Iw„plc who know what , n the side• they're doing. 'There's golly dee a �r/ • i f' walk. Keach High r { Hail/. K m.ned away in Plan.”Snip- Hails.And tier sins.then. " 'b.. la Way h Evans, -Miami Hench has got so Is• :1 • "I' S' a.decayed t..Its present Glib*again. h', gotta grow. like state of neglet t and disrepair. baby. start all '1 r • Ih+lansky I oto, ii, i .47.111 Is. . is terrain that hevoil,f lite,' ,.light.' buts'! It, ,I,at. out e I `• she ynrbnK" bins and 'Ii.,.rd..1 everything 1a•low Llllu'h i H,sld. r Inmfa•r raids a future Sp:mi.h VII. PM in big stropping malls like i ' ' ,‘,6` lag,where eines climb tM•stet,,,,.,1 •ir . (tenni.:dtrarl younger people.I:un • '` ' ils \ walls and IMmKalnvtllen drip.bornn Ili", l'"""1". The o1,1 Iasgdr .,n• • . • • I i` balconies. !hi prophecy has been holding Ihr Ib•nch down, Ya •' ' brought t•,life in n slugh by'rr,hi. mine 'rm."Snip.Flip. Ile realign. n / ,' !eel David.1.('als'srnra..In it.E. the.hit ken parts in(heir red-aunt panola Way i Iron+lormrrl into;1 while Ifni ked IN,xand n , •ochrs fu r • bustling mall with trees,fountains. uhrdher. r ai,Iewalk.�rafaa and els g.un .M Vis.. "This place hasn't changed in'_11 e j. • , Yon can utmost he..,else sound.of yrnr.. I know all my ru.lunlcrs. • laugher and mu.ir• Shine Dors Fonu' in all the limn. Stanley the('hi.ken flan would The people.around herr u • , JrF either . disagree. Stanley Klein. to,trlher "Ill or Spanish. Alo.l nI ''',r .,,s 1 • with hi. Ilarinrr and rennin Alan h•rn10f10.1• uomr from other sees,. SI hwarh, hsr ..homed the de Collin.Avenue.Noy IParl,.,r. cline and tall of Y.pan..In Was' /) s (rum behind the nonce►.d 114:'1.11 Ia.9' h ,.k \.Iu... � it gotta:,,H1, I'nnl'ry, the 1t:.yrar ole; family wearing I.Iia..h.H',.r!'tour.,unn business.Alan ten.Korn up r,f;;. • Purloin 11'a "lbws II base pros, ,arn.l• soul ` d y. Ile:mining to H.sa string Ia•an.•"' the little n1.m m- e Union. Stanley i.,.-it mg. Ssmdrs ie ores. pointing I.. III.' tegrt.,1.1,. looks like a tall. 1//t H,wonry and wntnd• Isle J11,hi. ampS br g Ilrnns' Stahl.v purr. ., ,I I,,,,,• ua:m N,cnhn. . 7)gpOss. Sho1 I/ I L foils LOfnru a r,rrnhow of threads • • • . , turns to the man's wife and says. sun harshly spotlights the ravages �J j. "Will yaget him ayoung girl friend of age,outlining the decaying edges ©bservations , so he doesn't sorry shot peas and of a building against a sapphire _� rarrota?"The couple laughs.They sky, etching each line in an o'd • know Stanley. Ard SLvnley knows man's face. ' the Beach. "A m rade," f klove continues. "We have to attract top busi- "Some people don't appreciate nesse, end restaurants or nobody what she's done.This place used to will come here. You gotta give in• be terrible. Kramer (Harry Kram- business: s laugh.Funny thing happened on the way to ending poles antrols In the oil centives to business people. er, the former manager) used to business:li s wod,irss A an answer to energy problems,price controls remind us They're gonna come here for their have to call the cops 10-IS times a of H.L Mencken,her that-for every human problem there u a neat,plain solo own self-interest, not because day. Marijuana, cocaine, drugs esti ton-and rt is always wrong"We'd be kidding you d we den'ed that rakes soil prob. they'll help the city. Yriiticianx over the plass. But no more. Now ably keep ring up.But decontrol does promote efficiencies and competition. So before,,-_,.t laugh off the whole idea,wart till you hear the one about butane. aren't going to do anything. You kids and families can be here." cad have idiots running govern. Kids and families are, indeed, • ment if you just have the big here.But they are riot as optimistic WeeWYoumayusebutaneInyewdgarettelighto;weu It ! to males gasoline for your car,especially to Improve cold• money interests willing to invest as Eklove. ii here... ban:s,insurance agencies. Kathy Dia* is I:I, street-smart weedier starting.Though torr under peke controls,along with What it boils down to is the but- and cynical. Her parents run the the crude oil and natu:al r,.5 from which It's erode.butane grew 'A . tom line— that's all that matters. lu/bage repcir shop in the Clay, steadily more expea.ve-until its price was decontrolled last �,.�+ But fixing up a little here,a little :nd their complaints and dissatis- sAntec That's when butane dtruand *trod.is heaviest,but no*trod. \_ there won't do it.There's gutta be factions Are echoed in her little-girl 1 ye developed.And In}us:, couple of months,its price had a plan." evvoice. "There's bums and boohoo ween en 25 cents a gallon.Srr.r.banana peel? • up and down the street. These la- poiiami Beach was dies wear their skirts slit up to never reallyshere. You can see their 'owes. /� ) �� planned.It just They're teaching little Us how to P:7- ha rod,with h:a happened, n the mouth." hotels spring- Kathy sits on the worn plaid ` / ing up to feed a couch in their tiny apartment in �`�C f• 0, _. a b country's need for a "fun in the the Clay. A lawn chair serves as y sun" spot. It sprain, up from the Laniture, yet there is a piano fu: I mangroves,enjoyed fame and nota- Kathy and her sister, "There were s riety,then grewo!d before its time. two killings in one week on the I � �` No one has ever accuse'1 Miami bosh," she exclaims, her big ti- s j Beach of being I.giral.In the weird i brown eyes opening wide with i's. N-3,a' lend ism:hy world of Jt.acb polities,I ritrment. "There'„ always p„li,v • the }lad IIin tt at,ti reign. 5ise. and n1/1•11,H ' oll the rats SC/4.11111ill Tl.ad •pus„i9 s•i• cnav,,.n don inose:. 11:11 in ter,'I., 01,11 sort Kr...lir-se. night.It's sin!miry around here,” st ha cors Lase teat lured any vallis lento's dream includes trons• Supply gag•"an,'stung happened wish natural gasoline,soba h.it,.sp,•,its nam,', , that once may have existed, Int formivg Espanola Way into a safe 1+not.+herald+food for your car It's a!,quid similar to noise furl which-oleo South Beach may finally tome it,- neighborhood,a plat,where young butane-is recovered from natural gas arid is used m making volt tether with the magnet of Art Dem and old live together in n multi• ,ef,i na5 ry gasoline And after decontrol.as prey also tumbled by about and the promise of t`, r 3ihorr /enc relitnal utopia. "I can ser n 2crr:s a'gallon How come',Well.decontrol brought.n end to Project. The two, ci}t(p 1�j the unix of ages in this area. It has so, ' I. I complicated rules for sharing and allocating supplies So when auch potential," Linda gays as we suppliers tried 1 s Iain their natural gnsohnr land boons)prices to advocates of either side, are not n mutually exclusive" f+ di:ab a n rn,w staircase to see the it oil ccanpanes.v ware able to shop around and that soon pushed "Linde has cree a ," rooms under renovation, prices low-, says Sam P.kfve, A ruddy•faced, "Renovation"for now means lots white-haired real estate man, he of paint, soup, water and elbow Brew ha-ha,There:s another,fong•term payoff to decontrol:investment. has watched property values tsca• Butane can be converted Into something called"Isobuunl'for making high. grtsae,The mama are email,:,one late be the neighborhood declined. share a bath. Each has aro alcove octane unleaded gasoline but price controls disco uroged Inoeu,nenl In con. "She was lucky. She bought when that cr,ntains an entigr;ated sink, version lacitirlet-not only by making supplies uncertain but also by allowing the peke was right.People are buy. and some have littler 'I�a Philo, return on the money invested.Thanks to decortrol,manycosevtnksa Tants lag up blocks and lust waiting to refrigerators that still work. She are beta planned today. set what's going to happen.Some• has bartered space for help.A '60s Ps day all this will be high-rises,coo. atm aphrrt prevails in some of the $3 b111Ion chuckle/Try this oxo liner if you think controls when volunteers camp out ,swot you^rove,.P.7 billion.That's what two rei,seaMy doe,but now the prices Sr.lex/in• rooms Hated for what's hen." mattresses un the floor, Indian econosatlele cakulMed price coatrol.ua oil haw coal .. spreads on the wall,a naive boo!n What's Mn? I( yia,'n lookingAnsericeach tear by generating red tape,encouraging • for funky,you'll fine? it on Wash• the F'hdco. excessive consumption, and diaouregt'p domestic pro- F ., intuit) Avenue. Trash 'Hirers K young people help- . Ar,while the price oudndt wall remain bleak so long 'w The energetic sun rtu It hrl - // down the street in a *Indy dance. ing scrub till the ('lay,wipe clean as America depends on foreign producers.the success story 1/ �' \,I The shops sat an International pot• windows crusted with decade of of huu.se and natural gasoline decontrol leads to ars obaous I p pourer.Torah Tremors*,'TM He. dust and apathy, and watch the p,iichtnt Competition works.It's free,but it':the most pertinent Store of.Fuda►a";Artie, past shuffling below them on the valuable thine in the marketplace ulna de Regaler, selling TVs,•ler, street But what they really kr is eve, fishing arid scuba gear,aeher• the future:a revitalized area.a Ih, -- tises Loth "We sell bail" and hemian village of artist, amt tees- Its a fad:Natural gas production Sr feria'declined sax years int row until Q "Shakespeare Spoken Hera" The tiespeople.What theysee in"ra.t. thetwgmm�sofdrronvroltriggered asu sue lea gupswing year that Bawd America d Paris Theater features X rated nut (,rove before it became cum• c'*•31M!'et on its energy anoints Intl.according toe Texas energy official films from 10 a.m.two midnight,end mercie I . a place In live, wn'k -- — — the ('lay Hotel Bettor Shop not and t'lsy -- only this area has only offers s 32.75 beircul,knit a's.. sumetl Ing else: the ocean. South Meted' does yr•or income tag return. The Continued on peps Ig ip..,r..,It,;a w/.,m.,,.,..r.,,,.•01•.,4,10•••••..•*go.4,wpm 'M.,.V„i.rn..i..^ 15 L 1�` t , J Sears Ports;t Studio • S I KL.I Ur liKLAjV Canoaaed nam n 18 color portraits P Ir"" puler days, and adds, "leen seen her 18 c Re,:ch is perched nn the choicest real estate without a smiling face." • three 5 x 7 in Miami, but la, many runt ser Illy sand Many of the dusty little stores are so • li(hxn wallet ♦i;c for the dost. doral nnenymous they have no names."Mens and "There was n lot of talk and no action Ladies Tailors"reads the sign in the window "lir_ about restoring the('lay,"l'ob,nsky says."I of the tiny alterations shop where two elder- want to bring bock the original concept of lY Italian women toil txfore a rainlow of a the Spanish Village -- little boutiques, threads on large sfanls. Fli ' shopn, restaurants; tourists ,staying in lht• I'he window of the Oii'l'regale str,re is a 1 hotel rtn•ms,people living in the apartments. schlock collage; miniature 95 �"��"��� I've gotten a mixed reaction from people in • frames mingle with multitudes nK f s r she esn t the area." clothing, u dc{r �lr purses -- hits and pieces of per- _ Her most violent r•action came from ple's lives for sole. The :scant fish store is No bran n.:Amb.,,,l a�►s.,.o,,,»ue..n of r,,,,.. those who like Espanola Way just the way it frozen in time,a Pompeian •5e•ddaion.l be•,h•dd.d p.e••,•; ,e•,,., • is: a refuge for the drifters, 'l'he eetrzerse a here c M•a.ul b.,1, "ro" pushers and today,gone tomorrow,The freezers ere bare, sroond..roil a'ct's•orders•ml..no street people who plagued her from the but apair of •a.I,mit-+JuL.•nd 1••nilY senor.,.•4,.m.' hoots site on a chair,still await- Thi.,.ff•r nl for start.Many of these have scattered,discour- ing its owner. Polnnsky plana to fill the 'fuea,.lune 10th through Sal`J��,taken aged by Pulanaky who sought help from the empty stores with youth-oriented business- •!I•dr�m,„d Man•P.,m/r�•„„la,;h•w„none Miami Reach police.Some of.he unwelcn:ne es:a neon gallery,a skate sho . • •N,.nhndr•r',.rl.,X,d r•10.00 Mall retaliated by damaging the hotel.Arson and p •w.,r ham R.,r, The storekeepers of the street c ll to her Studios,op..Tues.-fist.,to-s.ears 9orrhdd.,to-s, threats were commonplace at the beginm:.g, as we pass."Hey,Linda,” sod Welt Palm nears et••e•a s�O 1' ...ane :•t, hal the message is out:things have changed. Yells Stanley from Alt studio.'woad tirnd•y and hlond•y gerthe across the street."I want a behngo,'«g r•1 Youh people are populating the hotel,al- the corner."The driver of a behemoth gnr- though the new management hasn't discour- bage track salutes her as he rumbles d„tin o•r•”•^ Sea rs l s..,........-.......r aged the elderly."I don't want to hurt any. the narrow street. i1'••••""' „.,.,.t one. You have to be careful how you go to the little Latin standing ooutaide h aBTV „ about effecting change." repair shop,"how's my television?""fa OX," Linden vision of the Clay involves more he reassures her."Is sleeping now." • than pipe dreams Jed wishful the king. She's well-equipped for her role of do e'op• like the feel of this street, trig •I • ha} er + n•r estate broker with Old t.l:umi• crazy anachronism, this n•is- I `� way Bea.h•t,alts:,she's also armed with an you. placed Lower East Side. It's ' . i�t�a nom::Yi:!Nklound from New York Universi- Stanley's vegetable soup, a deli- •�•� ` ty and the Irving Trust Company. 1 cious mixtu;• of old country J � * "The restoration or the Clay is ecunomi• Jets�}tyy" f•eutiar.v, Rai- t'��l�^ • �� f !r: •" _ telly feasible,"she says. "Due to the area 's lane, Latins, dope'Rit s, young and old • J. b '- t.• '.i designation an an historical district,it has a The bums andUl+pera even add an of.•aha e s mo -4) '1 f. ' 111$';71 )1/ .0 e-0,.;, tax advent:ger I chose the Clay. It's within i , • I J �.rl� ` ...'I�ro•e ,.y �ia �^ the mat i• p,rla ,l urea,the Art Deco dis- / � __ 1• !,• frit[, even though the style is Mediterra• /' , f j� 1�. nean,not Deco- It has a close proximity to The vacant fish store • �pry r •�y.���.;."°� 'wt eruea commercial."the ad Lincoln Road,and ire x.r,ed ig frozen in time, a •�� ^4f•M bMnM,M yr ' E:! •.................C•,.•,.,•„• j' "The moneywill come," she '°'ass's"••• T0011 00510050 predicts. Pompeian tribute to here coolomo«•�T•wa.Ywas••s•«....••.•. / Yaps.BMW boom "The money will come because the project 7 a••.•r•oloo•�a 0050 y r+a 0,051.0 deserves it. If you i,itend for something to today, Wm w.w..w,w.n••p..•••,.nen happen, it will. The importantYr gone torn O.iTOW. •.•!r•a..s' thing is to L °�"Tran ttalOar rr TO s TO have fun and enjoy life while you're accom• Til<; freezers are bare, urrnoourp pas inicrr q —— pliahing something. I don't, ready want to Maw UM a ocaow[a _ • plan too much I'll just go with the t1•:w.I'm but uair of bQp , tS 11O1fMjp not a reel'bottom-:ins'busineaarworoan.I do fL'r1!'I ,•r+r„•„ it on faith." en a chair, still awaiting Itatamifr was r��� lighting Faith,Linda makes clear,has gotten her where she in, and will carry her where she Its Owner JUN 2E� wants to go. Her faith is a quiet belief that IMNIIIIMMIllimminclin «marwna.•. •""'s•7574111 center things will turn out alt ri ht. aim ma w.Haw•w,*r...•..1 She found an sage! Ed Seltzer, who them to the street,though I can do without backed her when she put the Ir-ckege to- ¢ether and presented him with• e contract. The virtue of Espanola Ways variety in RaridaAir�y They bought the Clay for$775,000,and are L•MMTarry applying for federal fundis Her faith in also itc drawback. How many people are willing to Invest their lives and fortunes in a •Accratfeted•Collage prepareloryand people resulted In their belief in her,and she Schoollcou I..J00 Boarding and day persuaded the n that the was a questlonatle area? How many true pioneers schod•l.oepNdlSOmilafiomOrtando sound the skeptical, that she coulday was a are there willing to stake a claim? For that climere•Full sp arts program•Pilot training is what Linda Polanak •Jr.Al'ForceFOTC g summerseasioro change In the area,and above all,that it wasY is:a pioneer as Bare- •Tutorial programs ti a good business deal. Still,she ecknowled (y as were Flagler and Tuttle and all those wog. 6• folks who saw magic in the muck and had ti,there Is always the element of risk.If she frith in their dreams. can't make it work,can't Florida Air Academy turn it all around, Grades 7.12&P.O. then aht may be stuck with rundownalace Can Polansky create a miracle?I want to 1950 South Academy Drive,52 in a depressed area. P believe she can.I want to believe in the revi- AAelt nurse,Florida 32901 Polansky's rapport with moat of her talization of a neighborhood. I want to be• 305/723.321; shopkeeper tenants is obvious."She's always ileus that she can create an 'osis in t;..n Sure»'Schca eralna Jan.73 face breaking Into a grandfather)smiling," says Samuel Weisz, his furrowed midst of the wilds of Washington Avenue.I want to believe wt. , ane woman al- grin. He sits amodg the black monster machines in ready knows. p TROPE, DELIVERS QUALITY READERS his printing shop, a throwback to pie a,m• MARJORIE M.KLEIN o•freelance writer. gi 1