Rooting around in the archives for more B&W conversion experiment candidates and came up with this one. Decided to first improve the color version and today's PAD is the result.
Although this image and its mood worked well for B&W - http://www.pbase.com/ed_k/image/98833852 - I liked the color better for the warmth in the midst of the overall somber surroundings which is lost in B&W.