Catchword for “Collyer”
Catchword: Collyer
Part of Speech: n.
The part of speech reflects that used in the full entry, and not necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.
Quotation: A veteran firefighter called the job a “Collyer mansion"—packed and crowded with junk and debris like the old upper Fifth Avenue spread.
Article or Document Title:
“Burning Down the Squat”
“Burning Down the Squat”
Author:
Matthew Fleischer
Matthew Fleischer
Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
Village Voice
Village Voice
Date of Publication:
Jan. 31, 1995
Jan. 31, 1995
Page Number:
15
15
This cite belongs to a full entry for Collyer.
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