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Jack Kerouac's New York
Jack Kerouac may have been a grid-skipper, but he spent a significant amount of time bouncing around the streets of New York with members of the Beat generation, a term he actually somewhat disdained. Whether it was forced reading in high school or voluntary later on, most of us were impacted, to say the least, by his "masterpiece", On The Road. Although the content spans many miles all over the country, the book was written in a Chelsea apartment in three weeks. I just hope Jack isn't rolling over in his grave too much over my modern internet guide.
His family’s home, at one point, in Ozone Park
Part of the On the Road Manuscript
The Low Memorial Library at Columbia University
Havana Central Ny 3
2909 Broadway, New York, NY 10025
Only a few years ago, the West End Bar was brewing its own beer, called Ker O’Whack, but those days are over. A frequent hangout of Kerouac’s, the same venue now bears the above name, a…wait…for…it, Cuban restaurant, and a chain no less! Yeah.
Only a few years ago, the West End Bar was brewing its own beer, called Ker O’Whack, but those days are over. A frequent hangout of Kerouac’s, the same venue now bears the above name, a…wait…for…it, Cuban restaurant, and a chain no less! Yeah.
White Horse Tavern
White Horse Tavern
567 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014
Although Kerouac clocked some time here, the White Horse Tavern will always be more well-known as the last bar to serve Dylan Thomas, who died several days after a night of heaving drinking here. Although the myth goes that 18 whiskies killed him, he really perished from complications from pneumonia, emphysema, diabetes, and possibly a doctor’s screw-up. Um, try not to have date night here.
Supposedly a message scrawled on the bathroom wall reads, “Kerouac, go home!”, because of his frequent hunkering down here. That’s loyalty!
Although Kerouac clocked some time here, the White Horse Tavern will always be more well-known as the last bar to serve Dylan Thomas, who died several days after a night of heaving drinking here. Although the myth goes that 18 whiskies killed him, he really perished from complications from pneumonia, emphysema, diabetes, and possibly a doctor’s screw-up. Um, try not to have date night here.
Supposedly a message scrawled on the bathroom wall reads, “Kerouac, go home!”, because of his frequent hunkering down here. That’s loyalty!
Fat Black Pussycat
130 West 3rd Street New York, NY 11204
It was called the Kettle of Fish in the Beats’ days, and I wish they would have kept it that name. There is still a Kettle of Fish bar nearby, but it didn’t see the likes of Jack.
Chumley’s
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