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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.
view full location details...chumley’s
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.
view full location details...windsor post office
from j.d. salinger posted in literature by pete_nice
J.D. Salinger had a post office box (P.O. Box 32) at this location for several years. He was photo-ambushed here numerous times.
view full location details...santa anna’s leg
from king of the hill posted in television by pete_nice
President General Antonio López de Santa Anna (a.k.a. the Napoleon of the West) was the presiding general at the Battle of the Alamo, a 13-day siege from February 23 – March 6, 1836. The Texian defenders were wiped out- all 189 of them.
The perceived cruelty of the attack was later reflected in the rallying cry, "Remember the Alamo!" when Texian forces clashed with Santa Anna's army at the Battle of San Jacinto.
At the Battle of Cerro Gordo in 1847, soldiers from the 4th Illinois Infantry found Santa Anna’s cork leg inside his abandoned carriage. That leg is on display at the Illinois State Military Museum, to the chagrin of the Mexican government and people. Call it a spoil of war...
This leg was featured in an episode of King of the Hill where it was "leg"-napped back to Texas.
playa cacaluta
from y tu mamá también (2001) posted in movies by pete_nice
Julio and Tenoch convince Luisa to visit La Boca del Cielo (Heaven's Mouth), an imaginary beach paradise they claim is on the Oaxacan coast in Y Tu Mamá También (2001).
The beach they find is really Playa Cacaluta, near Huatulco in Oaxaca.
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