Thursday, 07 February 2008 |
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If
you’re one of the estimated 30,000 passengers who travel to and from
Grand Central Station in NYC, or one of the overwhelming half a million
people who pass through the terminal each day, chances are the only
thing you’re focused on is catching the right train to take you to your
destination. Recently, the Bear Sterns Tournament of Champions, the
largest professional squash event in North America, was set up in one
of the halls of Grand Central. The week-long event attracted 64 players
and 4,500 spectators.
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The glass-enclosed court was surrounded on three sides
with bleachers for paying fans, and a VIP lounge was set up on the
other side of the hall. And although the train schedule most certainly
stayed on track, we wonder how many of the passengers got distracted
walking past the pop-up court, and missed their trains. By Andrew J Wiener
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