"Witness a young man step through the windo of Wohlmuth's Tailring Establishment at 134th Street and Lenox Avenue dressed on that cold, rainy night in nothing but a blouse, pants and an excuse for shoes. He comes out a moment later wearing a velvet collar Chesterfield and asmile upon his face -- first overcot this winter." [Adam Clayton Powell, in argument that the riot was a protest against the economic situation]
Clothing store from which steel gate was town away in order to get to the plate-glass windows. The whole store from was demolished.[Photograph]