THE DEATH OF DOODLE
At the extreme rear of Yankee Doodle is a mirror.
Peer inside the 280 square feet of historic diner space — past the 12 lonely stools and the silver skillets — and come face to face with your own reflection.
Even when the Doodle is closed, no fret: The trick works just the same. Press your nose to the window. The mirror magically transports you inside — a cozy room, a different era.
There is, in fact, only one circumstance in which the mirror can’t be seen: when a bustling Yankee Doodle crowd is blocking it.
Those moments, however, became fewer and farther...
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