A report on Greenwich Village
Neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in New York City, bounded by 14th Street to the north, Broadway to the east, Houston Street to the south, and the Hudson River to the west.
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Eugene O'Neill
2 linksAmerican playwright and Nobel laureate in literature.
American playwright and Nobel laureate in literature.
During the 1910s O'Neill was a regular on the Greenwich Village literary scene, where he also befriended many radicals, most notably Communist Labor Party of America founder John Reed.
Richard Barone
4 linksAmerican rock musician who first gained attention as frontman for the Bongos.
American rock musician who first gained attention as frontman for the Bongos.
It was Tiny Tim who first suggested to Barone that he should live in Greenwich Village, where Tim himself had gotten his start.
Off-off-Broadway
3 linksOff-off-Broadway theaters are smaller New York City theaters than Broadway and off-Broadway theaters, and usually have fewer than 100 seats.
Off-off-Broadway theaters are smaller New York City theaters than Broadway and off-Broadway theaters, and usually have fewer than 100 seats.
Among the first venues for what would soon be called "off-off-Broadway" theatre were coffeehouses in Greenwich Village, particularly the Caffe Cino at 31 Cornelia Street, operated by the eccentric Joe Cino, who early on took a liking to actors and playwrights and agreed to let them stage plays there without bothering to read the plays first, or to even find out much about the content.
Washington Square Arch
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The Washington Square Arch, officially the Washington Arch, is a marble memorial arch in Washington Square Park, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City.
Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Centers
1 linksHealthcare system, anchored by its flagship hospital, St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan, locally referred to as "St. Vincent's".
Healthcare system, anchored by its flagship hospital, St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan, locally referred to as "St. Vincent's".
St. Vincent's was founded in 1849 and was a major teaching hospital in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.
The Lovin' Spoonful
2 linksAmerican rock band popular during the mid- to late-1960s.
American rock band popular during the mid- to late-1960s.
The band had its roots in the folk music scene based in the Greenwich Village section of lower Manhattan during the early 1960s.
William S. Burroughs
2 linksAmerican writer and visual artist, widely considered a primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodern author who influenced popular culture and literature.
American writer and visual artist, widely considered a primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodern author who influenced popular culture and literature.
He visited lesbian dives, piano bars, and the Harlem and Greenwich Village homosexual underground with Richard Stern, a wealthy friend from Kansas City.
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
2 linksAmerican sculptor, art patron and collector, and founder in 1931 of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City.
American sculptor, art patron and collector, and founder in 1931 of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City.
In 1907, Whitney established an apartment and studio in Greenwich Village.
Village Gate
1 linksThe Village Gate was a nightclub at the corner of Thompson and Bleecker Streets in Greenwich Village, New York.
Peter, Paul and Mary
3 linksAmerican folk group formed in New York City in 1961, during the American folk music revival phenomenon.
American folk group formed in New York City in 1961, during the American folk music revival phenomenon.
After rehearsing Yarrow, Stookey and Travers out of town in Boston and Miami, Grossman booked them into The Bitter End, a coffee house, nightclub and popular folk music venue in New York City's Greenwich Village.