ATDTDA (2): Miscellaneous debris re: p. 49

[Tim Strzechowski]

Lew was just headed out to Kinsley's for a late steak when Nate called him into the office (p. 49).


According to the Pynchonwiki, Kinsley's was a famous steakhouse at 105-107 Adams St. in downtown Chicago. The building was erected in 1885. 


Note the last pic here:

http://tigger.uic.edu/~pbhales/firefair.html



The company began to sing, from the _Workers' Own Songbook_ [...] (p. 49)

In the early parts of the 20th century (the exact years are unknown, but seem to range from 1904 to 1935), the Industrial Workers of the World (often also called "Wobblies"), a radical labor movement, published a set of songs called The IWW Songbook. Unfortunately, this book is very difficult to find online; the only copy I was able to find was an old, proprietary document format. So, as of May Day 2002, I'm converting it to a simple HTML format, hopefully so more people can find these songs. This is specifically the 19th edition, published in 1923.

http://www.sacredchao.net/iww/



Also, someone from the Pynchonwiki draws parallels between the labor union rally location (which "at first Lew took for a church") and the 1954 film _On The Waterfront_, which likewise explores the issue of labor relations.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047296/