the two most lovely velvet curtains hang glamorously over not-too-distant corners of manhattan.
behind curtain number one lies a silver screen belonging to the paris theater on 58th street, just a hair west of fifth avenue. a lovely single-screen venue, it usually headlines movies that lie somewhere between arthouse and main stream - it may be juliette binoche, or audrey tatou, or even ryan gosling (lars and the real girl).
we spent a terrific saturday evening a few weeks back taking a stroll along fifth, stopping at the iconographic apple store across from the plaza, then an ambling through bergdorf goodman (the kids got a kick out of 7,000 dollar windbreakers and 1,400 sandals, being target and h&m junkies!). we ducked into the paris for a movie and all was good.
the theater generates only hushed whispers - no cranky neighbors or loud popcorn rustlers - and even the monochromatic color scheme (dark velvets that line the seats, walls, and curtain in a rich indigo tone) gives a sense of peace and calm. we sat on the upper level mezzanine, with sweeping views to the entire, boldly simple space and the movie itself. the sound is great, the shows first rate, a perfect date!
so where is curtain number two you may wonder? just a hop, skip, and a jump away - head east, young man, to sixth avenue, hang a left and walk two blocks down, another half block over, and voila, your evening is complete. you have arrived at le parker meridien hotel on 56th street - you enter the contemporary lobby, and to your left is the large velvet curtain, your second of the evening. peer behind it and you will find an archie-bunker like 'joint' - burger joint to be exact. wood paneling, a tiny space with a couple of booths and a high 'bar' table, the smell of grease, and an open 'kitchen' (the word is used liberally here) where you place your order and pay for it. there's not much choice - burgers, fries, beer, etc. - but it's quick, delicious, funkadelic, and cheap. a great end to an amazing evening!
hope you see the light and enjoy these curtains as much as we did!
h
behind curtain number one lies a silver screen belonging to the paris theater on 58th street, just a hair west of fifth avenue. a lovely single-screen venue, it usually headlines movies that lie somewhere between arthouse and main stream - it may be juliette binoche, or audrey tatou, or even ryan gosling (lars and the real girl).
we spent a terrific saturday evening a few weeks back taking a stroll along fifth, stopping at the iconographic apple store across from the plaza, then an ambling through bergdorf goodman (the kids got a kick out of 7,000 dollar windbreakers and 1,400 sandals, being target and h&m junkies!). we ducked into the paris for a movie and all was good.
the theater generates only hushed whispers - no cranky neighbors or loud popcorn rustlers - and even the monochromatic color scheme (dark velvets that line the seats, walls, and curtain in a rich indigo tone) gives a sense of peace and calm. we sat on the upper level mezzanine, with sweeping views to the entire, boldly simple space and the movie itself. the sound is great, the shows first rate, a perfect date!
so where is curtain number two you may wonder? just a hop, skip, and a jump away - head east, young man, to sixth avenue, hang a left and walk two blocks down, another half block over, and voila, your evening is complete. you have arrived at le parker meridien hotel on 56th street - you enter the contemporary lobby, and to your left is the large velvet curtain, your second of the evening. peer behind it and you will find an archie-bunker like 'joint' - burger joint to be exact. wood paneling, a tiny space with a couple of booths and a high 'bar' table, the smell of grease, and an open 'kitchen' (the word is used liberally here) where you place your order and pay for it. there's not much choice - burgers, fries, beer, etc. - but it's quick, delicious, funkadelic, and cheap. a great end to an amazing evening!
hope you see the light and enjoy these curtains as much as we did!
h
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