Greenwich Village, New York
They said that if you were to plot the names of famous artists, writers, and musicians who lived or hung out in certain neighborhoods on a map, most would end up in The Village. Artists ascended the Washington Arch and proclaimed Greenwich a "bohemian capital". A few of famous jazz bars also originated in the area. Billie Holiday, Miles Davis, and Ella Fitzgerald performed here. However, the village has undergone gentrification and "starving artists" can hardly afford to live here. According to Forbes Magazine, It is considered one of the most expensive and prestigious in America. It was quite a grey day during my exploration, but I did not mind walking around this neighborhood despite the cold and snow hitting on my face. Strolling around the streets lets you dive into the atmosphere of the oldest bohemian stomping grounds of New York.
Center of Washington Square
“These vagabond shoes, are longing to stray
Right through the very heart of it, New York, New York ”
Interesting Fact: Mark Twain loved to walk in the park, and Stanley Kubrick often came here to play chess.
This Beux-Arts style arch was constructed in 1895 by Architect Stanford White. In 1889, the military parade ground at Washington Square was adorned with a triumphal arch to commemorate the hundred-year anniversary of George Washington's inauguration.
“Let us raise a standard to which the wise and the honest can repair. The event is in the hand of God. ”
Interesting Fact: Will Smith's character in I, Legend lived at 11 Washington Square North
Washington Mews
Hemmerdinger Hall
Goddard Hall
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
Bobst Library is the main library of New York University and one of the largest centers of scientific data in the U.S.
Mills House
This café, opened in 1959, and is one of the oldest music venues in the city. Bob Dylan held his first concert here.
Caffe Reggio was opened in 1927 by owner Domenico Parisi who was known to brew an excellent cup of coffee.
The café has been a set location for films including The Godfather II, In Good Company and Inside Llewyn Davis.
The owners insist that one of their wooden benches is 500 years old and once belonged to the Medici family, and the painting across from it was created by the school of Caravaggio. Just by looking at the interior of this café, while sipping a warm cup of cappuccino on a cold winter morning takes you back in time.
Minetta Street is one of the shortest in New York. Most of the buildings are only a few stories high and built in the 1840's and 1920's.
75 1/2 Bedford Street. This building is only 9.5 ft. wide and 30 ft. long.
Cherry Lane Theatre is one of the most well-known off-Broadway theatres in New York.
Stewart's House
Crossing of Bedford and Grove. This house was featured in the popular television show Friends as Monica's and Rachel's home.
4-10 Grove Street. These houses were erected between 1825 and 1834. Their simplicity of design is typically enhanced by enriched doorways.
Christopher Park
In the center of the park you will find two sculptures. Both are by George Segal, and are titled Gay Liberation. They depict two couples: the men stand while the women sit on a bench.
Northern Dispensary was a clinic for the poor created in 1827. The clinic's most well-known patient is Edgar Allan Poe, who came here in 1837 to cure a cold.
Jefferson Market. A High Victorian Gothic architecture style built in 1877.
Poet E. E. Cummings lived in house No. 4 for almost forty years.
The Paparazzi Dogs, by husband-and-wife team Gillie and Marc, have travelled from Australia to Greenwich Village, a place that hosts thousands of photo shoots each year.
