Window Washer at Work, High Above the Fast Track

By Michael T. Kaufman;
Published: September 16, 1992

IVOR HANSON, a 28-year-old admiral's son, Vassar graduate and musician, makes his living by washing windows and so knows a lot about the fear of falling. ...

A version of this article appeared in print on September 16, 1992, on page B3 of the New York edition.

Photo: Ivor Hanson, working above Seventh Avenue, gets $6 for each window he washes. He hopes eventually to make a living as a musician. (Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times)

Michael T. Kaufman is the new About New York columnist.