149 Broad Street

Bobby’s home as a child, 149 Broad Street, is a setting both in “Low Men in Yellow Coats” and “Heavenly Shades of Night are Falling.” Bobby first meets Ted at 149 Broad Street when Ted moves into the apartment on the third floor of the house. Later, the story climaxes at this house when Liz arrives home from her conference early and finds Ted with Carol in his lap. In “Heavenly Shades of Night are Falling,” Bobby walks past his old home as part of his trip down memory lane when he returns to Harwich for Sully-John’s funeral.

The Corner Pocket

The Corner Pocket is the name of the billiard room and bar in Bakersfield where Ted goes to make his bet on the Albini-Haywood fight. While Bobby is waiting there, he meets Alanna, a woman who remembers his father. Alanna describes Bobby’s father very differently...