To do this, I looked up some photos of 40's New York as a kind of reference point:
Here is my piece:
A light footed man is walking at a leisurely pace, his shoes clacking on the floor from the hard material on the sole. The light squeak suggests new leather, he must be fairly well dressed. The muffled long inhale and relieving exhale as he draws on a cigarette doesn't hide the distant sounds of cars. He passes a building with many people gathered outside, laughing and joking with a dull hum of bright lights from a sign as he passes underneath it. A small sigh as the joy is taken by his greatening distance, and the sudden wind with its high pitched chill. There is a fumbling of fabric as he attempts to wrap up warm, and his steps quicken. He slows, and an old door squeals as it is opened, with a light ring of a bell to follow. The door thuds closed and he saunters across an even louder surface. A chair scrapes as it is pulled and he slumps onto it, his elbows thud as they hit the wooden edge of a bar. A glass is almost immediately placed before him, followed by the sound of liquid being generously poured in. A long silence followed by a quenched sigh. Relief.
I quite liked this version better, and I can see how I could build up the layers of sound to create my scenario and my surrounding. Now I think I need to build a list of sounds I need and get out there and record some.
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