I always think of Greenwich Village as this picturesque place that’s very quiet and expensive. I generally call it “Ozzie and Harriet-land” because it is so gentrified and mainstream (well, mostly) and has lost the fabled counterculture/beatnick/starving artist sort of feel. And this post pretty much falls right into that category. Look at the terrific [...]
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Street Sights in Greenwich Village
August 18, 2008St. Vincent’s Hospital in Greenwich Village
August 16, 2008Smack in the middle of Greenwich Village is St. Vincent’s Hospital. The only way I know of the place is from endless reruns of Law & Order and, of course, from my infrequent wanderings of NYC that have taken me past it a number of times. As hospitals go, I’m sure it’s terrific and all; [...]
Jefferson Market Courthouse in Greenwich Village
August 14, 2008At the corner of Sixth Avenue and 10th Street in Greenwich Village sits a very beautiful building. The first time I saw it, I thought it was a church. When I first did a little bit of exploring, I found that it was actually a former courthouse and library and who-knows-what-else. It has quite a [...]
Abingdon Square Park in Greenwich Village
August 13, 2008Somewhere in Greenwich Village…okay, at the corner of 12th Street and 8th Avenue…is Abingdon Square Park. It’s pretty nondescript, but is graced with a Farmers’ Market every Saturday. I’ve been by there a few times and the place is pretty traditional for NYC parks. It’s nice, well attended, and lots of seating. Another thing it [...]
A Small Spalding Gray Memorial
June 19, 2008I’ve been to the area about five to seven times; Tompkins Square Park. One of my favorite spots is the Temperance Fountain. That fountain was established a hundred years ago to provide fresh water and (hopefully) wean people away from alcohol. I had never noticed that the pavers around the fountain had dedications. Not all [...]
