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Feb. 2, 1969: The Staten Island Ferry was “the only nickel nightclub in town,” according to an article that ran the following day, deeming the ferry “a combination of subway and ocean cruise; of playground and library; of respite from frenzy and preparation for pleasure.” The reporter, Murray Schumach, found inspiration in these lines from a poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay: “We were very tired, we were very merry/We had gone back and forth all night on the ferry.” Photo: Jack Manning/The New York Times
