city: new york
herman melville’s birthplace
from herman melville, moby dick posted in literature by pete_nice
Herman Melville, author of Moby-Dick, Billy Budd, "Bartleby the Scrivener" and many other works, was born at this location on August 1, 1819 when it was 6 Pearl Street. Today, Pearl Street no longer exists at this location and it's the home of the 17 State Street tower.
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from banksy posted in art and design by nevereatshreddedwheat
Day 24 of Banksy's BETTER OUT THAN IN
A suitor with flowers waits in vain at the door of the Hustler Club in Hell's Kitchen.
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from j.d. salinger posted in literature by pete_nice
Opened in 1922, and the source of the phrase "86'ed"- Chumley's has been a speakeasy for writers for several generations.
On September 22, 2000, the Friends of Libraries USA placed a plaque at the location that read the following:
A celebrated haven frequented by poets, novelists and playwrights, who helped define twentieth century American literature. These writers include Willa Cather, E.E. Cummings, Theodore Dreiser, William Faulkner, Ring Lardner, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Eugene O'Neill, John Dos Passos, and John Steinbeck.
J.D. Salinger used to meet up with other writers here while he was writing short stories before WWII.
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from banksy posted in art and design by nevereatshreddedwheat
Banksy's stencil of a boy playing a carnival strongman game for day 20 of BETTER OUT THAN IN in New York was right here on the side of a building on the Upper West Side.
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from banksy posted in art and design by nevereatshreddedwheat
This was a temporary one, a pair of paintings by Brazilian artists Os Gêmeos on West 24th St. under the High Line complete with security and refreshments. It was up from October 18th–20th.
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