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bukowski’s home
from charles bukowski posted in literature by prof_improbable
In San Pedro, Bukowski lived at this residence from 1978 until his death in 1994.
He wrote many works while he lived here: Ham On Rye (1982), Hot Water Music (1983), Tales Of Ordinary Madness (1983), Barfly (1984), and many more.
view full location details...moyamensing prison
from charles bukowski, edgar allan poe posted in literature by prof_improbable
Now an Acme supermarket, this location was the site of the famous Moyamensing Prison.
The prison had many notable guests. In 1944, Charles Bukowski spent 17 days here for suspicion of draft evasion. He was later exempted from service for "failing to meet medical standards" after a physical and psychological evaluation.
On July 1, 1849, when Edgar Allan Poe was in Philadelphia, he drank, became drunk and hallucinatory, and made a suicide attempt. He was detained for public drunkenness and incarcerated for one night.
The prison was destroyed in 1968. Today, all that is left is a low heavy masonry stone wall remaining from the prison of the 1830s on the site along Reed Street.
view full location details...nabisco plant
from charles bukowski posted in literature by prof_improbable
In 1942, this location was a Nabisco plant, and Charles Bukowski worked for a brief time.
Now it is an empty lot.
view full location details...fairmount motors
from charles bukowski posted in literature by prof_improbable
In 1942, Bukowski left Los Angeles to strike out on his own and see the country. In the same year, he worked at Fairmount Motors in Phillie for a time.
view full location details...borg-warner auto parts
from charles bukowski posted in literature by prof_improbable
Bukowski worked at this location making auto transmission parts for Borg-Warner for a brief time in 1941 after dropping out of Los Angeles City College.
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