The Big Apple: “If you are more fortunate than others, it’s better to build a longer table than a taller fence”

A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.

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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.

Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.

Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.

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Entry from December 14, 2015

“If you are more fortunate than others, it’s better to build a longer table than a taller fence”

"If you are more fortunate than others, it’s better to build a longer table than a taller fence” is a saying that has been printed on posters. The saying was cited on Twitter on June 3, 2014, and is of unknown authorship.

Twitter
Drek
‏@DrakeDwhite
“If you are more fortunate than others, it’s better to build a longer table than a taller fence.”
10:19 PM - 3 Jun 2014

Twitter
Kate Mongin
‏@katemongin
If you’re more fortunate than others, its better to build a longer table than a taller fence.
10:57 PM - 3 Jun 2014

reddit
“If you are more fortunate than others, it’s better to build a longer table than a taller fence."-/u/l6l803399 [609x921] (i.imgur.com)
submitted June 4, 2014 by mydogisarhino

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VetTechLife
July 5, 2014 ·
“If you are more fortunate than others, it’s better to build a longer table than a taller fence.” author unknown

Odd Stuff Magazine
50 Best Quotes of the Year 2014
Dec 29, 2014
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If you are more fortunate than others, it’s better to build a longer table than a taller fence.

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“If you are more fortunate than others, it’s better to build a longer table than a taller fence.” - Unknown
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