I should note that photo was completely black except for the lights. In Photomator I was able to pull everything up without it looking too overdone and HDR.
Why does that one young lady look so well exposed when other faces are dark? She’s standing in front of Ramone’s and is lit by the neon sign. If you notice other people in the background have a similar effect by virtue of being under Flo’s V8 Cafe’s lights. The one group just behind the girl happens to be facing away from the lights.