Guide to New York Nitelife (1958)

[James A. Landau]

In a message dated 04/01/2001 1:27:20 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
Bapopik at AOL.COM writes:

> The term "cafe society" might have been created to describe EL MOROCCO's
> patronage.  No one can be quite sure who invented that term to describe
those
> floaters who seem to live in nite clubs, doubtless hanging like bats from
the
> ceiling by day, only waiting for night to fall.

Is there some significance to the fact that "night" is spelled "nite" in
"nite clubs" but as "night" in "waiting for night to fall"?

      - Jim Landau