Recently, my dear friend Kathleen and I spent a great day together in Manhattan looking for a dress for her to wear to her daughter’s upcoming Labor Day weekend wedding in North Carolina. We were masked, but neither of us had been in a large department store in 18 months. It was a strange feeling to be out and about, let alone to think about actually wearing nice clothes and shoes again. Even though everything looks good on Kathleen, we failed miserably on the dress search. Merchandise was limited.
After a stop for a few cocktails at The Lobby Bar at the Ace Hotel, I walked Kathleen to her train. The newly renovated Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station was surprisingly empty, incredibly clean, and well guarded. We went in a side door and, since we were not familiar with the new layout, we had a tough time finding the artwork we wanted to see. We apparently looked completely lost, as a nice police officer, and his dog named Tall Dark & Handsome (the cutest name for a black Lab don’t you think?) helped us locate what we were looking for. He could not have been nicer.


Here is an article which talks about the art that was commissioned for the Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station. Kathleen and I found the Kehinde Wiley piece, and then she had to run to catch her train.

Hand-painted glass triptych
Next, I found the Elmgreen & Dragset piece, and was glad I did. Kathleen goes through Penn Station regularly, and has since seen it as well.

Stainless steel, aluminum, polycarbonate and LEDs

Stainless steel, aluminum, polycarbonate and LEDs
Next time I am there, I will look for the Stan Douglas piece. It was getting late, my feet were starting to hurt (as I never wear the right shoes in NYC) and I still wanted to walk down to my hotel on the Lower East Side. Perhaps I should have had a little something to eat with the cocktails!
I know it seems boring but Nordstrom’s in Manhattan is great. I had lunch there,
it’s nearby the Museum of Arts and Design. People couldn’t be more helpful or
nice there.
Manhattan’s new Nordstrom is lovely, but they had very little merchandise. Another dear friend lives right there. MAD was closed that day, otherwise I always pop in.
Thanks for introducing me to the art, that day and through your blog. I love our adventures!
I love our adventures too!