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8.6


LESSON 6 WELL, THE SHOW MUST GO ON.



Jake: Where's Maria?
Connie : I don't know.
  She might be caught in a snowstorm somewhere.
Jake: Try her house.
  She might be home.
Connie : I called.
    She's not there.
Jake: Where's Steven?
    Have you heard from him?
Connie : No, not yet.
Jake: Well, the show must go on.
  We'll be able to today's show without them.
Connie : No problem.
Jake: Except we can't find the scripts.
  Do you know where they are?
Connie : They must be on the bookshelf. I put them there yesterday.
Jake: Ah, here they are.
  Now where are the schedules?
Connie: They're on the shelf, Jake.
Jake: Here's a picture of Chris and me.
  Hey, I look great!
Connie : The schedules are next to the picture,
  under the videotapes.
  Quit admiring yourself, Jake.
Jake: This is a story about an ancient city which was built 3, 000 years ago by King Herod. . .
  Today, the city is buried under the water and under the sand of this Mediterranean coast.
Jake: Archaeologists look for the secrets that are buried here. . .
  They look for clues to Herod's ancient city.
    Archaeologists look for objects. . .
    They look for pottery, statues, temples, and coins.
    They hope these objects will help them understand the past. . .
    A small piece of pottery under a rock might be a clue to the past.
Jake: Archaeologists also look for objects in the sea.
Jake: Sometimes they find objects under plants or rocks on the bottom of the sea. . .
  It must be hard work.
  But what keeps these people going? . . .
  All the time they wonder what might be under the next rock. . .
  When the archaeologists are under the water,
  they can't see things very clearly.
Archaeologist: There is something down there,
    but you're not sure exactly what it is.
Jake: The people of King Herod's city built a harbor in an impossible place.
    It's a very rocky coast. . .
    They built walls of rock on the bottom of the sea.
    It took them ten years to build the harbor.
Jake: First, the people of King Herod's city built walls. . .
    Later, new people built walls on top of the old walls.
Jake: Most of the workers are college students. . .
    They start work at 4: 00 o'clock in the morning when it's cool.
    Others are teachers, pilots, doctors, lawyers, and journalists.
Volunteer: I like digging myself.
    You never know what's under the next boulder.
Jake: They must love it.
  They never stop working.
  They never give up.
  They just keep digging. . .
  They look everywhere:
    on top of walls, . . .
  next to walls, . . .
  under rocks, . . .
    on the bottom of the sea. . .
    But in thirty years,
    only seven acres have been uncovered.
    Who knows what might be under the thousands of acres that are left?

8.7

LESSON 7 I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I SHOULD BUY.

Connie : That was a very interesting story, Jake.
    What will the archaeologists find?
Jake: I don't know what they'll find.
    They're looking for a temple.
Connie : How long will it take to uncover the city?
Jake: I'm not sure how long it'll take.
    Maybe a hundred years.
Connie : I wonder what Maria is doing.
    She should be back today.
Jake: And where's Steven?
Connie : We have a visitor.
Jake: Hey, look who's here!
Steven: It's a boy!
All: Great! All right! Congratulations!
Connie : How big is he?
Steven: 8 pounds, 4 ounces.
Connie : That's big.
Jake: And what's his name?
Steven: Peter.
Jake: Peter Winn. That's a good name.
Connie : What's his middle name?
Steven: I don't know what his middle name is yet.
Connie : You don't know?
Mike: You should call him Peter Steven Winn.
Steven: No.
Connie : What does Anne want?
Steven: I'm not sure what she wants as a middle name.
    We haven't decided yet.
    Well, Connie, we've been too busy.
Mike: We have another visitor?
Steven: Maria!
Maria : Steven! Congratulations.
Steven: Welcome home.
Maria : Do you have any pictures of little Peter Winn?
Steven: Not yet. . .
    Have a cigar. . .
    Have a cigar. . .
    Have a cigar. . .
    Have a cigar. . .
    Have a cigar.
Mike: Three cheers for Anne and Steven!
Maria : And little Peter Winn.
Steven: And welcome back, Maria.
Connie : We all hope you had a wonderful and successful vacation.
Mike: I should get a gift for Steven's baby,
      but I'm not sure what babies need. . .
      This is difficult.
      I'm not sure what they need. . .
      Does the baby need blankets?
      Nah, they bought lots of blankets for the baby. . .
      I'll buy something fun.
      I should get him a toy.
      Yeah, a toy with bright colors! . . .
      But I don't know where I can buy a toy in Stamford.
      I know, F. A. O. Schwarz in New York City.
      I'll bring a camera.
      Maybe Jim can do a story on the toy business.
Jim: OK. Let's go inside, Mike.
      I'm not sure what we'll need.
      Just get shots of interesting toys and shoppers shopping.
      Let's go.
Mike: I wonder how big F. A. O. Schwarz is.
Jim: Those dolls might be good for Steven's baby.
      What's the baby's name?
Mike: I don't remember what his name is. . .
    Those little girls are cute.
Jim: Yeah. They'll make a good picture for the story.
Mike: I wonder how much those video games cost.
Jim: Look at that one!
Mike: What's that?
Jim: That looks like fun!
Mike: Those teddy bears might be good for Steven's baby.
Jim: They look good.
Mike: I have to find something.
    I have no idea what I should buy.
    Maybe I should get a toy.
    What should I buy?
Jim: Don't get a toy.
    Get a teddy bear.
    He'll love it.

8.8


LESSON 8 THEY ALL TOLD ME TO BUY SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

Mike: I'm so confused.
  That toy store has everything.
  It has dolls, toys, stuffed animals, games, and new ideas. . .
    I don't know what to buy.
  I think I'll call WEFL and ask for advice.
Maria : It's winter, Mike.
  Buy a baby hat.
    My mother always told me to keep babies very warm.
Connie : It's easy, Mike.
    Buy some baby clothes.
    Anything pretty.
    But don't buy anything pink.
    Buy blue for baby boys.
Jake: Don't buy clothes.
    Buy something he can use.
    Buy a toy.
    Buy a toy football.
    Do you see any toy footballs at
F. A. O. Schwarz?
Mike: I still don't know what I can buy.
    They all told me to buy something different.
    Maria told me to buy some baby.
    Connie told me to buy some baby clothes.
Jake told me not to buy clothes.
    He told me to buy a toy football.
    And Jim told me not to buy a toy.
    He told me to buy a teddy bear.
Maria : Steven, did you check up on Patricia Woo before you hired her?
Steven: Well, not really.
    Why do you ask?
Maria : Patricia didn't tell the truth on her resume.
Steven: What? She lied?
Maria : Her resume says she was a reporter.
Steven: She told Connie she was a reporter.
Maria : She told a lie.
    The editor of the newspaper told me she was an assistant reporter.
    He told me she wasn't a reporter.
Steven: She wrote stories.
    I saw them.
    Have you talked to Patricia?
Maria : Yes. I told her to tell the truth.
Steven: And? What did she say?
Maria : She told me to read her stories.
  They prove she was a reporter.
Steven: Her stories are very good.
Maria: I know,
  and I like Patricia very much.
Steven: I'm sure that she's honest.
    Keep her, Maria.
Maria : OK. . . I'm sorry Kathy is sick.
  Have you talked to her?
Steven: Yes. The doctor told her to go home and get lots of rest.
    He told her not to go back to work for six months
Maria : Oh, dear. I'll have to call her right away.
Steven: She's exhausted.
    She was working too hard, Maria.
Maria : Just like you.
    You look exhausted.
Steven: The baby cries all night.
Maria : Steven, go home.
    Get lots of rest.
    Don't come back to work for three days.
Steven: With pleasure.
    See you later.

8.9


LESSON 9 BUT I'M NOT SURE WHAT WILL HAPPEN.
TEXT
Mike: Hi, everybody.
    We're back.
Maria : What did you get, Mike?
Mike: Take a look. . .
    We got a football.
Maria : Mike, we told you to buy baby presents.
Mike: Well, this seemed right for a little boy,
    and I had a football--
Maria : Excuse me for interrupting.
  Peter Winn is not a little boy.
    He's a baby.
  Return it to the store.
    Buy a baby present for a baby.
Mike: Like what?
    I don't know what babies need.
Connie : I told you to find some nice baby clothes.
Mike: Now I'm not sure what I should buy.
Maria : We should help Mike.
  I called Anne this morning because I want to get the baby a gift too.
Connie : What does Anne want?
Maria : She told me to get baby pajamas.
    She told me not to buy any toys.
  She has too many baby toys .
Connie : What color pajamas?
Maria : She told me to get blue pajamas.
  Mike, get some pajamas.
Connie : Don't buy any toys .
    Go to a baby store--Baby Magic .
    It's right here in Stamford.
    Get blue pajamas. Pretty ones.
Connie : So how was your vacation?
Maria : It was wonderful.
  The snow was perfect.
  I skied every day.
Connie : And danced every night?
    How's Sam Finch?
Maria : He's OK.
Connie : Tell me the truth, Maria.
  What happened with Sam Finch?
Maria : We had a great time.
  But I'm not sure what will happen.
    We had a great time,
  that's all.
Connie : When will you see him again ?
Maria : I don't know.
  He had business in California.
  Can I tell you a secret? Don't tell anyone.
Connie : OK. What?
Maria : Sam's going to buy a television station there. . .
  Uh--guess what?
    I told Mike to get pajamas.
    Now I don't know what I should buy for the baby.
Jim: What should you buy for a little boy?
    Do you know what you should buy for a little girl?
    If you have no idea what they want,
    then F. A. O. Schwarz is the place for you.
    It may be the biggest toy store in the world!
    And if you can't find the right present here,
    then you can't find it anywhere.
    Today, we're shopping for someone special.
    Steven Winn, our director,
    has just had a little baby boy!
    So come on,
  we'll all go shopping!
Jim: I wonder where all these people come from.
    They can buy stuffed elephants, . .
    games. . . and bears.
Shopper 1: I'm shopping for my nephew.
    I have no idea what I should get him.
Jim: Maybe you'll find a toy at F. A. O. Schwarz.
Shopper 1: I'm not sure what I'll buy today.
Jim: Maybe a truck or a football.
Shopper 1: I don't know what I want to buy.
Jim: Dolls are popular.
    And I don't know where you can find better ones.
Jim: I wonder what this little girl will buy.
    I don't know which video game I like best.
    Look at this stuff!
    I wonder what it is.
Jim: And that's F. A. O. Schwarz.
    It's still my favorite store.
    I guess there's still a child in all of us.
    There certainly is in me.
    I'm Jim Stuart reporting for "Hello America."

8.10


LESSON 10  COULD YOU TELL ME WHERE THE STAMFROD NATURE CENTER IS, PLEASE?
TEXT
Jim: We're lost.
    I'll ask for directions.
Jim: Could you tell me where the Stamford Nature Center is, please? . . . 
    Straight ahead? . . .
  Do you know how far it is? . . .
  One mile? . . . Thanks.
Jim: You'll like the Nature Center.
    It's a great place.
Jim: We're here at the Stamford Nature Center with Assistant Director Brad Burnham.
    Brad, could you tell us a little about the farm?
Brad: We have a small New England farm here at the Stamford Museum and Nature Center.
    We have many types of farm animals here.
Jim: Could you tell our viewers how big the farm is?
Brad: The farm itself is probably not that big.
    I'd say maybe five to ten acres.
Jim: Do you know how many farm animals you have?
Brad: We have about 25 farm animals.
    We have pigs--
  two baby pigs--
  cows, sheep, chickens, ducks , and geese.
Jim: Can you tell me how old those pigs are?
Brad: Sure! They're six and a half weeks old.
Jim: Could you tell me how late the gift shop stays open?
Brad: It's open during the time when most visitors are here--
    from 10: 00 to 4: 00.
Jim: Can you tell me what the gift shop sells?
Brad: Postcards , birthday cards , nature posters, stuffed animals, and T-shirts.
Jim: Can you tell the viewers where the farm is located?
Brad: It's on Scofieldtown Road,
    near the Merritt Parkway.
Jim: Can you get here by public transportation?
Brad: Yes. There's a bus that stops here.
Jim: Do you know where the bus stops ?
Brad: At the front gate.
Jim: Thank you, Brad.
Jim: This is Jim Stuart at the Stamford Nature Center.
Jim: This is Jim Stuart for WEFL at the Stamford Nature Center.

8.11


LESSON 11 I DON'T THINK THERE ARE ANY OTHER STORIES HERE,


Jim: Maria? I'm at a phone booth at the Nature Center.
    I've done the interview. . .
    You want another story?
    I don't think there are any other stories here, Maria. . .
    Maria, it's cold.
    There aren't very many people here.
    All I see are ducks--
    hundreds of ducks--
    Do a story on ducks.
    Are you kidding?
    How can I do a story on ducks? . . .
    OK. OK. Well, I'll see. Goodbye.
Jim: Guess what, Mike. . .
Jim: What are we going to do, Mike?
    I can't do a story on ducks .
Jim: Huh. These ducks are funny. . .
    The gooses are funny too.
Jim: Look at that one!
    It's a very strange looking goose.
    There's another one just like it.
Jim: The big ones are Canadian geese.
    They're the biggest geese.
    They chase the others.
Jim: The white ones with orange bills are very beautiful.
    They live here all year.
Jim: I like the little green ducks.
    Those little green ones are mallards.
Jim: That one is mean!
    The others run away when it fights.
    I like that little gray one.
    The kids like that one too.
    They like to feed it. See,
    they throw it bread.
    But the other one steals it. .
    Let's do a story on the little gray duck.
    The kids'll love it.
Jim: Look, there's a little boy.
    Let's see what happens.
Jim: Where are the geese?
    There's one.
    Here's another. . .
    Now the others see the little boy. . . .
    and the little boy runs the other way.
Jim: Look out.
    Here comes another one!
    Let's shoot some more, Mike.
Jim: OK, Maria,
    we've finished the story on ducks. . .
    Yes, you were right. . .
    Yes, they are interesting. . .
    Yes, there were children.
    We're done here, Maria.
    We're coming home. . .
    Otters? There are otters here?
    You want a story on otters?
    I can't do a story on otters. . .

8.12


LESSON 12 YOU'RE THE ONE THAT NEEDS THE BIG ROMANCE.


Connie : Do you know where to go for a breath of fresh air and wide open spaces?
    Jim Stuart found a place right here in Stamford.
Jim: We're here at the Stamford Nature Center with Brad Burnham.
    Brad, could you tell us a little about the farm?
Brad: Sure. We have a small New England farm here at the Stamford Museum and Nature Center.
    We have many types of farm animals here.
Jim: There are plenty of farm animals here.
  The school children love them.
    There are all the usual farm animals,
    but not many places have others.
    Do you know anywhere in Stamford where you can see otters play?
Jim: But the stars of the show are the new baby lambs.
Jim: Can you tell me how old those lambs are?
Brad: Sure. They are six and a half weeks old and their names are Spot and Houdini.
    And they are lots of fun to play with.
    They're very curious and a little shy of people.
Jim: Could you tell our viewers how big the farm is?
Brad: I'd say maybe about five to ten acres.
Jim: Does anyone know how many geese you have here?
Brad: No, I'm sorry, we don't.
    We have a lot of geese.
Jim: Can you tell me why the geese like it here?
Brad: Yes, 'cause the visitors love to feed them.
Jim: You can shop at the gift shop or you can walk on the hiking trails.
    But do you know how to keep a secret?
    The most fun here is at the duck pond with all the ducks and geese.
    But watch out for a duck I call Sally.
Jim: Looking for a beautiful place?
    We found one right here in Stamford at the Stamford Nature Center. . . 
    When we visited,
    we saw all sorts of strange geese and ducks. . . .
    This one is strange-looking. . .
    The other ones are beautiful. . .
    There's another beautiful bird. . .
    And there's another one. . .
    That's a Long Island goose. . .
    The other ducks near it come form Europe. . .
    The green ones are mallards.
Jim: Our favorite is Sally. . .
    the duck who never got fed. . .
    The other ones won't let her eat!
Jim: The kids bring lots of bread,
    but it's hard to eat when there's so much competition. . .
    And here it comes .
Jim: There's one who's hungry!
Jim: Look at that.
    The other one is hungry too!
Jim: Luckily, there are lots of people who like to feed these ducks and geese even Sally.
Jim: And with everyone's help.
    Sally finally gets some food.
Maria : These are good stories.
    The duck story is wonderful.
Connie : Have you heard from Sam Finch?
Maria : No. He hasn't called.
Connie : Did he buy the station in California?
Maria : I don't know. . .
    You're the one that needs the big romance.
    You're young.
    You're beautiful.
    You'll find someone.
Connie : I hope so, Maria.
Maria : Sam! . . . How are you?
    Where are you? . . .
    Well, my trip back was fine. . .
    Steven Winn had a baby boy. .
    Yes. . His name is Peter. . .
    Did you buy the station?

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9.1


LESSON 1 THIS STORY ISN'T BIG ENOUGH TO HELP MY CAREER.

TEXT
Jake: Good morning, Steven.
     Are you all right?
Steven: Hi, Jake. Yes, I'm fine.
     I'm just a little tired.
Jake: Late night last night, huh?
     Party? Dancing? What was it?
Steven: The baby.
    He wakes up every three hours--
   at eleven, two, and five.
    When the alarm clock goes off at seven,
   I'm too tired to get up.
Jake: Every three hours? Why?
Steven: Because he's hungry.
Jake: Can't you just leave a bottle of milk next to his bed?
Steven: Peter isn't old enough to feed himself.
     He's only two months old.
Jake: When will he be old enough to feed himself?
Steven: In a few years.
Jake: A few years!
    Can't you just tell him to wait until morning?
Steven: He isn't old enough to understand what people say.
Jake: Poor Steven.
    You need to drink lots of coffee.
Steven: Usually I rush to work without any breakfast at all.
    Anne and I are too busy to eat regular meals.
    We're even too busy to go grocery shopping.
Jake: You must be glad to come to the office,
    where it's quiet.
Steven: Oh, no. I hate to leave the baby for more than a few hours.
Jake: Oh, Steven, by the way,
   I forgot--
   I have a gift for Peter.
Steven: You do?
Jake: Yeah. Wait here.
   I'll get it.
Jake: Open it, Steven.
   It's the perfect gift for a baby boy.
Steven: This is nice of you, Jake.
Steven: It's a book. . .
   about baseball?
Jake: Isn't it great?
   He'll learn all about baseball.
    We can take him to the park and practice.
Steven: It's a great gift, Jake.
    But Peter. . . is too young to read.
    And he's too young to play baseball.
    He isn't even old enough to crawl.
Jake: When will he be old enough to play baseball?
Steven: In a few years.
Jake: Show him the book anyway.
   Tell me what he says when he sees it.
Steven: Jake, Peter isn't old enough to talk.
    He's a baby.
    You know about the news, Jake,
    but there's a lot you need to learn about babies.
Jake: OK, Maria, I understand.
    Our next feature story is about the Stamford Museum and Nature Center. . .     Maria, are you sure this story is interesting enough to be on "Hello America"?
Maria : We got a lot of letters and phone calls about our first story on the Nature Center.
Jake: OK. Fine.
      Goodbye, Maria.
Jake: Farm life?
    Baby pigs?
    This story isn't big enough to help my career.
    I want to cover world events.
    I want to do another story on Abbott Larkin.
    A story on farm life is really too boring to spend my time on.
    I have an idea.
    I think have a very good idea.
Jake: Hi, Connie. How are you?
Connie : Hi, Jake.
    I'm fine.
    This sandwich is too big to finish. Would you like half?
Jake: No, thanks, Connie.
    Maria wants a story on New England farm life in the late 1700s.
Connie : Farm life! What a great story!
     I'd like to do a story about a farm.
Jake: You would?
Connie : I grew up on a farm.
   I love farms.
Jake: Well. . .
Connie : Too bad I'm working on a story about hotels.
    I'm too busy to help you with this farm story.
Jake: It isn't too late to talk to Maria.
   If it's OK with her,
    would you like to work on the farm story?
Connie : The story isn't big enough to have two reporters working on it, Jake.
Jake: But it sounds perfect for you, Connie.
Connie : No, it's your story.
     Besides, I have a story.
Jake: Connie, when was the last time you were on a farm?
Connie : A long time ago.
    Too long ago to remember.
    It could be fun.
Jake: Well, tomorrow you're going to the farm.
     I'm going to talk to Maria.
Connie : OK. I'll go.
    Now I am too busy to sit here.
   I have to go and do some research. Goodbye, Jake.
Jake: Bye, Connie.
Jake: Well, that was too easy to be true,
     but Connie really is happy to do the farm story.
    Great. Now I'm free to do another interview with Abbott Larkin.
     No baby pigs for me.

9.3

LESSON 3 DO YOUR FAMILY A FAVOR THIS WEEKEND?


Connie : I'm Connie Swift,
    and today "Hello America" is visiting a restored New England farm.
    A few years ago,
    this old barn was falling apart.
    The question?
    What to do about it?
    Many people thought the barn was too old to restore.
    Others thought it wasn't important enough to save.
    The Stamford Nature Center thought the barn was too important to lose, 
    and they did a good job of restoring it.
    Brad Burnham is Assistant Director here.
    I can see you did your best to keep the original features.
Brad: Yes, we did.
Connie : Why did you save the barn?
Brad: It was too good to lose.
Connie : It looks wonderful.
Brad: We did our best to restore it.
    I think we did a good job fixing it.
Connie : Life on this farm two hundred years ago was difficult.
    The men did the farm work.
    They did the plowing.
    The women did the housework.
    They did the cooking.
    They did the cleaning.
    They made the clothes.
    If the children were big enough to work,
    they fed the animals.
Connie : In the summer,
    the women did the laundry in the pool.
    But in the winter,
    it was too cold to do the laundry there.
    They had to heat water over a fire.
Connie : To do the ironing,
    they heated an iron over a fire.
    To make meals,
    they made a fire inside an iron stove.
    The men and the women had to do all their work before sunset.
    After the sun went down,
    it was too dark to do farm work or housework.
Connie : They used oil lamps.
    And that's how the children did their homework.
    They did their compositions with ink pens.
    If they made a mistake,
    they had to do their homework all over again.
    Life wasn't easy then,
    was it?
    Do your family a favor this weekend.
    Visit the farm!
    You don't need to make reservations.
    You don't need to make an appointment,
      just make a phone call to check the opening and closing times.
    This is Connie Swift reporting for WEFL.
Steven: Connie, you did a good job on that farm story.
Connie : I'm making plans to go back to the Center this weekend on my day off.
    Maybe you and Anne would like to come with me.
    You can bring the baby.
Steven: No. The baby isn't old enough to go to the farm.
    And Anne and I are too busy to go.
Connie : Too busy to take a Saturday afternoon off?
Steven: If we go out on Saturday afternoon,
    when will we do the grocery shopping?
      When will I do my exercises?
Connie : Come on.
    Just a couple of hours.
Steven: We also have to make appointments to interview baby-sitters.
    And when will we make dinner and do the dishes?
Connie : I'm sorry, Steven.
    I think you are too busy to take an afternoon off.

9.4

LESSON 4 TODAY, STAMFORD IS A CORPORATE CENTER. . .
TEXT

Jake: Steven, I'm sorry I woke you up.
Steven: Before the baby was born,
    I used to work all day without feeling sleepy.
    I didn't use to take a nap at lunchtime.
Jake: I'm going jogging during my lunch break.
    Come with me.
Steven: I used to jog,
    but I don't anymore.
Jake: Why don't you bring your running shoes tomorrow?
    We'll take a run.
Steven: I will.
    What did you leave on my desk?
Jake: An idea for a business story on Abbott Larkin.
Steven: Jake, there's a business story Maria and I would like you to do.
Jake: There is?
Steven: It's about Stamford.
    It's a corporate center now,
  but it didn't use to be.
    It used to be a farm village.
    After that,
    many companies built their factories here.
Jake: But most of the factories aren't here anymore.
Steven: Exactly.
    Find out which companies used to have their factories here and which companies still do.
Jake: It sounds interesting,
    but I'd like to do another story on Abbott Larkin.
Steven: I know, Jake.
    But do this story first.
Jake: OK. I'll get started right away.
Steven: I'll bring my running shoes tomorrow.
    Let's meet for a jog at noon. OK?
Jake: Great. And I'll have something for you tomorrow.
Jake: Today, Stamford is a corporate center with lots of skyscrapers and modern office buildings.
    But it didn't use to be.
  At one time it used to be a farm village.
  Later it became an industrial city.
Maria : Yes, Jake, I know.
    But how did it become an industrial city?
Jake: In 1869 the Yale & Towne lock factory opened in Stamford.
    And the Yale factory changed Stamford overnight.
Maria : Why?
Jake: Because almost everyone in Stamford used to work at the Yale factory.
    Did you know that people used to call Stamford "The Lock City"?
    That's because Yale had its factories here.
Maria : Does Yale still have a factory in Stamford?
Jake: No, not anymore.
Maria : Does Yale still make locks?
Jake: Yes, but not in Stamford.
Maria : What other companies used to have factories in Stamford?
Jake: Blickensderfer.
    They used to make typewriters,
    but they don't anymore.
Maria : I know there's a company that used to make pianos.
Jake: Right. Davenport,
    and also Kroeger used to make pianos.
Maria : Do they still make pianos?
Jake: No, not anymore.
    They both went out of business.
Maria : Did any of the factories use to make clothes?
Jake: No clothes,
  but shoes.
  T. B. Smart used to make shoes .
Maria : What about Pitney Bowes?
    They used to be in Stamford.
Jake: No. Pitney Bowes is still in Stamford.
    You can see the office building from here.
Maria : What does Pitney Bowes make?
Jake: Post office machines.
Maria : What's this, Jake?
Jake: These are glassblowers at the Machlett Laboratories.
Maria : What are they making?
Jake: Glass tubes .
    This used to be a big business in Stamford.
Maria : Glassblowers used to make each tube by hand?
    One at a time?
Jake: That's right.
  It was hot.
  And they didn't use to have air-conditioning in these factories in those days.
Maria : Tell me,
    does Machlett still have a factory in Stamford?
Jake: No, not anymore.
Maria : Hmm. So we can't film any factories, can we?
Jake: No, but the Stamford Historical Museum has exhibits about industrial Stamford.
    We can film there.
Maria : We can?
    Fantastic!
    You've done a great job, Jake.