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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Entry from April 04, 2020
“It’s like I’m 16 again. $5 is gas money & we all grounded” (quarantine joke)

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic caused home quarantine. The price of gas dropped significantly.
   
This was posted on Facebook by Areol Clayton on March 30, 2020:
     
“It’s like I’m 16 again. $5 is gas money. & we all grounded.”
 
 
Wikipedia: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The outbreak was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019, and was recognised as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020.
   
Facebook
Areol Clayton
March 30, 2020 at 6:49 PM
It’s like I’m 16 again.
$5 is gas money. & we all grounded.
 
Twitter
K Tate
@Kman8675
It’s like I’m 16 again.
$5 is gas money. & we all grounded.
7:14 PM · Mar 31, 2020·Twitter Web App
   
Twitter
Rachael Rhiannon
@rayray_rhiannon
It’s like I’m 16 again.
$5 is gas money. & we all grounded.
11:54 PM · Mar 31, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
mfjbesleepy
@mfjb17
It’s like i’m 16 again. $5 is gas money and we’re all grounded
2:30 PM · Apr 1, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
KEVIN CHASTAIN
@KEVIN_BEARCAT
It’s like I’m 16 again.
$5 is gas money. & we all grounded.
3:40 PM · Apr 1, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
     
Houston (TX) Chronicle
Social Lites - Walden
By Sandy Barron Published 10:03 am CDT, Friday, April 3, 2020
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It’s like I’m 16 again. $5 is gas money and we’re all grounded. Stay safe. Stay home. ‘Til next week…
 
Twitter
Sean White USMCSDI
@USMCSDI
It’s like I am 16 again… $5.00 is gas money and I am grounded again
6:57 PM · Apr 4, 2020·Twitter Web App

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