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Ben - I agree with Mumu

 

Andy - In case Ben doesn't get back to you, Ben lived near here in Greenwich Village from the time that Dave Van Ronk was the unofficial "Mayor of Greenwich Village" until a couple of years ago when "the Village" had changed too much for the worse for Lynn and him. This is also one of his frequent hangouts, which he still visits.

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Andy, thanks for asking. For many years my wife and I had a standing lunch arrangement, meaning almost everyday, to meet for lunch at this landmark diner in Greenwich Village. Until it's recent renovation, the walls where filled with B&W head shots of young turks, many of whom became the most famous actors, playwrites, directors & authors that live in Greenwich Village. We became regulars because my wife was much loved for her entertaining repartee with the waiters and the other "regulars". The corner is very famous in it's own right, historically in Greenwich Village. I still remember, as a very small boy in single digits, as the nearly naked women, incarcerated in the old Women's house of Detention, just at the end of the block, would strip down in the summer heat and lean out of the window to the delight of the crowds below.

 

I don't know if you have seen the movie "REDS", but it centers on the life and career of John Reed, the journalist and writer who chronicled the Russian Revolution in his book Ten Days that Shook the World. The triangle, of 6th ave and the warren of small 1 room 'apartments" became the foundation of modern American Liberalism.

 

People like Robert Franks, Diane Arbus and many of the most famous US photographers lived & worked within a 2 block radius. Most of the Chief editors of the largest magazines in the US lived on 10th St. All the photographic editors & fashion editors lived or worked within 3-4 square blocks of Waverly. The Waverly Inn, close by, is a probably the most famous watering hole in NYC.

 

Hope this helps.:D

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Ben,

What a deep dive for me into an unknown world ...

Thanks so much for the detailed background to the shot .

I sense your belonging and pride to this place.

 

A warming piece of prose you wrote there Sir.

Best

Andy

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