Help me with understanding a sentence?

Question

I'm studying English and I can't understand this sentence:

Past Friday's, past Maxwell's Plum, swinging harder than ever with Saturday night action even in this steam bath of an evening, then across 66th Street and home.

Answer 1

This sounds to me like a piece of literature in which the narrator is describing his/her returning home from somewhere. For some reason, it gives me the feeling that he/she was running through the streets.

"Past Friday's (a restaurant probably), past Maxwell Plum's (sounds to me like a nightclub that is full of people drinking and dancing on a hot Saturday night), then across 66th Street (this is what makes me imagine the person running, I think) and home (now he/she has arrived at his/her house or apartment.)"

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Answer 2

I think this sentence contains elements of both time and space (location). Friday's and Maxwell's Plum donate location. Saturday night action indicates how time is spent (quickly). Steambath of an evening could either mean it was hot and / or heavy or full of action and / or full of emotion.Then across 66th Street would suggest location. Home could mean habitat or fait accompli.

One good thing; That type of English one will not come across very often. If you did English would be come the hardest language to understand. Hope that helps.

Answer 3

They appear to be directions to someone's house.

They are saying, go past 'Friday's' (I'm guessing this is a name of a place such as a restaurant or something), then past 'Maxwell's Plum' (which again, I'm guessing is a bar or a nightclub). Then it goes on to say that Maxwell's Plum is full of people and very busy as it is a Saturday night, even though it's a very warm ('steam bath') evening. Then it directs the person to go across 66th Street and then they'll reach their home.

Answer 4

Sounds like someone that hit a home run. But what an ambiguous sentence.

Answer 5

Sound's like directions.
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