The Royale Exterior Exits (Front Steps & Sidewalk)

The Royale’s front exterior egress: the set of marked exit doors, front steps, adjoining sidewalk and curb that form a taut threshold between the hotel’s controlled interior and the contested street. Fluorescent lobby glare, leaking neon, exhaust and cigarette smoke compress the doorway into an administrative chokepoint and narrow arena where indoor menace becomes public danger; signage, staff choreography, and the physical sill shape this place as the immediate objective for characters pushing to escape the building.