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751/2 Bedford Street
NewYork'snarrowesthome,just9.5ft(3m)wide,wasbuiltin1873inapassageway
in theVillage. Poet Edna St.Vincent Millay lived here, as did actors John Barrymore
and, later, Cary Grant. No. 77 is the oldest house in the Village, dating from around
1799, and at No. 103 is “Twin Peaks,” an 1830 structure remodeled in 1925 by Clif-
ford Reed Daily to house artists and writers, who would presumably be inspired by
the architecture.
• Between Morton & Barrow Sts
A Village Stroll
Morning
Begin at
Washington Square
and the elegant townhouse row where Edith Wharton and Henry
James once lived. Find the charming houses of
Washington Mews
and
MacDougal Alley
, then
follow 6th Avenue, past the
Jefferson Market Courthouse
, to West 10th Street.
Stroll down the passageway at the front of the Alexander Onassis Center for Hellenic Studies. This
walkway once led up to the Tile Club, a gathering place for the artists of the Tenth Street Studio,
where Augustus Saint-Gaudens, John LaFarge, and Winslow Homer lived and worked. Continue
alongWaverlyPlace,GroveSteet,andBedfordStreet,eachwithitsshareofprizetownhousearchitec-
ture. Have lunch at a typical French bistro like atmospheric .
Afternoon
After lunch, why not while away a few hours browsing in the local shops? Vintage clothing can be ad-
mired at specialty shops such as
•
Zachary's Smile
• No. 9 Greenwich Avenue
, while at No. 840
Broadway you'll find Forbidden Planet, a nirvana for comic book fanatics.
West8thStreetandWest4thStreetarealsocrammedwithshops,andthereareseveralcoffeehouses,
which are great for people-watching. Try
•
Caffe Reggio
• 119 MacDougal Street
, where the literary
lights of the beat generation used to read their poetry.
