The other day over Cuban food we were polling people in the restaurant to see if anybody could recall the street address in the classic sitcom, I Love Lucy. It’d be impossible for me to eat Cuban food in New York and not think of Ricky Ricardo.
We finally looked it up this week and learned that in that fictional world, the Ricardos and Mertzes live at 623 East 68th Street in Manhattan. That would theoretically be the north side of the street; if you look out their window, you’d be looking south.
Matt just pointed out that 68th Street ends at the 500 block. That puts our friends right in the middle of the East River.
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I used to visit a good friend who lived in a high-rise on E. 68th Street in New York. When I asked her where the address of 623 would be she laughed and said; Non-Such! You must be referring to I LOVE LUCY. My friend’s high-rise condo was so close to the East River that we could view it from her living room window. So I suspect she was right and have since discovered that the address was made-up. In Star Trek OTS, the address of agent GARY SEVEN is located on the 800 block. Star Trek is associated with DESILU PRODUCTIONS which makes a lot of sense to me. People have a tendency to forget that these are all staged productions with false names and addresses. I am guilty of the same mistake.
New York City is a wonderful place! And even though I live in the exclusive resort community of Las Colinas in Texas (Dallas County), I would love to have a condo in New York. The people, the places, the convienience, and all the diversified shopping markets that are quickly assessible and businesses available cannot be beat. New Yorkers, for the most part, walk everywhere and don’t fret as much over sky high gas prices. Unlike here in Texas where we must drive or spend half the day on foot. I envy New Yorkers.