ROBERT M. MAKLA

Bob was as mercurial as the city he loved, often working at D&L at 70 Pine Street to the wee hours of the morning, stepping out to an outdoor fire stair to admire 40 Wall or 20 Broad, marveling at the pulse of lights or the magnificent harbor in the middle of the night, taking the measure with special interest in all that was part of the public realm. He utilized the subways at any hour unless time was short, without any fear of the off-hours no matter his age or the neighborhoods; he was...