metro area: boston / cambridge / quincy, MA-NH
nicky’s bar
from jack kerouac posted in literature by speedy_dee
In 1967, Jack Kerouac moved back to Lowell, MA. He had married Stella Sampras, his mother had suffered a stroke, and his sister had died suddenly.
While in Lowell during this period, Kerouac wrote Vanity of Duluoz: An Adventurous Education, 1935-1943. He was also known to frequent Nicky's Bar at this location (currently a restaurant).
view full location details...kerouac park
from jack kerouac posted in literature by speedy_dee
Located near the banks of the Merrimack River in Lowell, MA is Kerouac Park. The park is a memorial park for the American writer, Jack Kerouac.
The park features a sculpture display called the Jack Kerouac Commemorative. The Commemorative was dedicated in 1988, and it contains several excerpts from Kerouac’s writings engraved on tall granite slabs. The spiritual imagery of the commemorative is intended to represent Kerouac's interest and writings related to Roman Catholicism and Buddhism.
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from jack keouac posted in literature by speedy_dee
Jack Kerouac was interred in his family plot at Edson Cemetery after his death from cirrhosis complications on Oct. 21, 1969.
Kerouac's funeral service was held at St. Jean Baptiste Cathedral, and his wake was held at Amedee Archambault & Sons.
Located in the Sampras family plot at Lincoln Avenue between Seventh and Eighth Streets- Kerouac's grave is a low, flat marker.
It reads:
“Ti Jean", John L. Kerouac, Mar. 12, 1922 - October 21, 1969, He Honored Life.
view full location details...lowell high school
from jack kerouac posted in literature by speedy_dee
Jack Kerouac graduated from Lowell High School in 1939, three months after his seventeenth birthday.
He played outfield in baseball, and was a standout on the track and football teams.
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from jack kerouac posted in literature by speedy_dee
Formerly known as the Lowell Public Library, this library has been open since 1845. Jack Kerouac used to skip school at least once a week to read books by Shakespeare, Victor Hugo, William Penn, and scholarly books on chess.
From Maggie Casidy:
"It was how I'd become interested in old classical looking library books, some of them falling apart and from the darkest shelf in the Lowell Public Library, found there by me in my overshoes at closing time."
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