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Article: Night life in communist Havana an eye-opener
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- October 27, 1999
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Copyright informationCopyright 1999 Chicago Sun-Times. (Hide copyright information)
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HAVANA As the sun sets in this brooding jewel of the Caribbean,
the streets of Old Havana never sleep.
At midnight, toddlers walk with their parents along avenues with
no street lamps. Teens hawk cheap cigars to tourists.
And four-star restaurants and bars, many dating to the pre-
Castro days, draw in customers from Italy, France and Spain with
menus that have Western-style prices that keep most Cubans on the
outside, unless they work there earning little more than tips.
Gov. Ryan's hectic schedule during his four nights in this
historic district, where Ernest Hemingway, Joe Louis and Al Capone
used to party, didn't allow him to sample much of the area's allure.
"When have I seen the night ...
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