Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Washington Mews
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Chumley's
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White Horse Tavern
Literary Landmarks
Washington Square
Prominent figures who lived
here include Edith Wharton at
No. 7 in 1882. Henry James was
born at No. 21 in 1843.
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Mark Twain Residence
A plaque marks the home
(1904-08) of Mark Twain, designed
by James Renwick, Jr., architect
of St. Patrick's Cathedral. Twain
received guests while propped
up in a huge carved bed.
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21
Fifth Avenue at 9th St
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Closed to public
St. Luke's Place
Poet Marianne Moore lived
here, and Theodore Dreiser wrote
An American Tragedy
at No. 16.
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Between Hudson Street & 7th Avenue
South
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William Styron Residence
This was Styron's first “tiny
but rather nice” apartment after
writing
Lie Down in Darkness
aged 23.
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43 Greenwich Avenue
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Closed to public
Patchin Place
A charming pocket of 19th-
century houses that later attracted
ee cummings, John Masefield,
and Eugene O'Neill, among others.
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West 10th Street
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Edward Albee Residence
Albee wrote
The Zoo Story
here. He first saw the words
“Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”
written in soap on a saloon mirror
nearby.
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238 West 4th Street
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Closed to public
Chumley's
Book covers of Steinbeck,
Hemingway, Faulkner, and others
who drank here adorn the walls
of this prohibition-era speakeasy.
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86 Bedford Street
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West 10th Street
Mark Twain lived at No. 14
in 1900-1, Hart Crane at No. 54
in 1917, and Edward Albee lived
in the carriage house at No. 50
during the 1960s.
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Closed to public
White Horse Tavern
Favorite hangout of Norman
Mailer and Dylan Thomas, who an-
nounced one night in 1953, “I've
had 18 straight whiskeys,” and
passed out. He died the next day.
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567 Hudson Street at 11th St
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14th St
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Sixth Av
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14th St
Union Sq
Willa Cather Residence
Willa Cather wrote six
novels here and her Friday “at
homes” were attended by the
likes of D. H. Lawrence.
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5 Bank
Street, between West & Greenwich sts
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Closed to public
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9th St
Eighth St
NYU
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Christopher St
Sheridan Sq
West 4th St
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For more on figures in New York history
See pp48-9
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