The Allure Of Lincoln Center At Night!

Scenes of Lincoln Center - Saturday, April 9, 2011.

I'm not a huge fan of Lincoln Center.

I prefer the coziness of Broadway theaters -- where you quickly rush in off the street and are enveloped by an old Broadway house where the roar of the crowds and the smell of the greasepaint still linger.

There's something magical about being in a Broadway theater that once hosted the likes of the Lunts, the Barrymores and Merman and Martin. For baseball fans, the equivalent would be Wrigley Field.

By contrast, Lincoln Center is somewhat architecturally intimidating -- those three big boxes sitting on a vast plaza. You almost don't know where to turn first.

But even I must admit that there's something beguiling about Lincoln Center at night -- something remarkably seductive.The whole enclave takes on a new persona. The setting sun on the plaza. The lights growing brighter. The fountain. The shimmering glass and classic arches. The people scurrying about.

It's irresistible!

Photos copyright 2011 by Dan Cirucci.