NOVEMBER 11, 2008 --
It seemed like a preview of New Year's Eve this mild Election Night in New York City with crowds of people congregating in Times Square to watch election reports on the huge, colorful jumbotrons on the surrounding buildings.
Crowds also gathered in bars as indicated by the crowd that filled Catch 22,
attending a party given by filmmaker Poull Brien. LPR noticed an Obama poster
on a menu blackboard outside a nearby restaurant.
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| Catch 22 |
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| Poull Brien |
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| High on hope |
LPR met visitors from France and Italy in Times Square crowd, and also a young woman from Sweden who was with a few people handing out small squares with photos of the candidates on the outside.
(Propriety prevents LPR from mentioning what it learned these squares contained).
It is not clear if there was a pro-McCain person in the throng.( LPR saw one banner warning that the United States needs revolution not Senator Obama.)
Just after 11 p.m. when Senator Barack Obama was declared president-elect, the crowds cheered, the faces of the people beamed.
Curiously, a few days before the election, New York magazine had an image of Senate Obama on its cover, predicting he would be sworn in as president on January 20, 2009.
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| Obama Trio |
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| Hoping for Obama |
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| Pleased wsith Obama victory |
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| Visitor from Sweden |
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| Obama No, Revolution Yes |
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| Times Square facing north |
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| Times Square facing northeast |
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| Times Square facing southwest |
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| Times Square facing southeast |
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| Center of Times Square looking up |
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| Center of Times Square facing east |
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| Times building November 6 |
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| Line of people inside Times building November 6 |
Line of people inside New York Times lobby, November 6, waiting to purchase copies of the November 5 edition.
On November 5, copies of the Times were quickly snapped up in the Riverdale section of The Bronx and, reportedly, elsewhere in New York City.
LPR heard a report that E-bay carried offers of hundreds of dollars for the November 5 edition.
The people shown here (above) on line at the Times building were limited to three copies, paying $1.50 for each (the regular price for the daily paper.)
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| One name Times headline -- November 5 |
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| Cover of New York magazine prior to Election Day |
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