I was in Lamont frequently in the late 1990s, and it looked much the same. The flooring certainly hadn't been replaced, and even the furniture looked quite similar, as I recall.

The light colored wooden tables and chairs remind me of public library furniture when I was a lad. Now, my local library is almost unrecognizable with computers, soft chairs, different color schemes and all the other whiz bang things we have today. No one whispers anymore, either!

Blank walls with only industrial looking air vents to relieve the tedium, blond furniture except for the four nicely upholstered chairs, sharp edged reading carrels and fluorescent lights and acoustical tile ceiling in full force. Not one pot plant to soften the picture.

On the left, reading. Why is he frowning at his book? Is it his regular manner, the book's contents, or annoyance at the presence of the photographer?