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| '''MacDougal Street''' is a one way street in ] in the ] ] of ]. The street is bound in the south by Prince Street and in the north by ], covering eight blocks on its eastern side and six on its western side. It has been the subject of many songs, poems, and other forms of artistic expression. MacDougal Street has been frequented by numerous famous individuals. It is named for ]. | |||
| '''MacDougal Street''' is a one-way street in the ] neighborhood of ], ]. The street is bounded in the south by ] and in the north by ]; its numbering begins in the south. Between ] and ] it carries the name '''Washington Square West''' and the numbering scheme changes, running north to south, beginning with #29 Washington Square West at Waverly Place and ending at #37 at West 3rd Street.<ref>Numbering in the streets around Washington Square Park begins at #1 in the northeast corner on Washington Square North (Waverly Place) and proceeds counter-clockwise to #87 on Washington Square East ].</ref> Traffic on the street runs southbound (downtown). | |||
| MacDougal Street has been the subject of many songs, poems, and other forms of artistic expression, and has been frequented by numerous famous individuals. It is named for ]. | |||
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 Minetta Tavern, at 113 MacDougal Street | |
| Location | Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City |
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| Postal code | 10011, 10012 |
| Coordinates | 40°43′48″N 74°00′02″W / 40.730023°N 74.00052°W / 40.730023; -74.00052 |
| North end | West 8th Street |
| South end | Prince Street |
| East | Sullivan Street |
| West | Sixth Avenue |
MacDougal Street is a one-way street in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The street is bounded in the south by Prince Street and in the north by West 8th Street; its numbering begins in the south. Between Waverly Place and ] it carries the name Washington Square West and the numbering scheme changes, running north to south, beginning with #29 Washington Square West at Waverly Place and ending at #37 at West 3rd Street. Traffic on the street runs southbound (downtown).
MacDougal Street has been the subject of many songs, poems, and other forms of artistic expression, and has been frequented by numerous famous individuals. It is named for Alexander McDougall.
Historic locations and residents
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- At the corner of MacDougal and Bleecker Street, at No. 93, is the former site of the rowdy San Remo Cafe, which attracted many bohemians such as James Agee, W. H. Auden, James Baldwin, William S. Burroughs, Gregory Corso, Miles Davis, Allen Ginsberg, Frank O'Hara, Jack Kerouac, Jackson Pollock, William Styron, Dylan Thomas, Gore Vidal, and many others. The cafe is featured on the cover of the debut Fred Neil folk rock album Bleecker and MacDougal.
- Minetta Tavern at #113 is a trattoria/bar which has seen such regulars as E. E. Cummings, Joe Gould, Ernest Hemingway, Eugene O'Neill, Ezra Pound, and many others.
- Bob Dylan had his first New York City gig at Cafe Wha?, No. #115. This is also where Jimi Hendrix played some early gigs.
- No. 116 MacDougal Street used to be the The Gaslight Cafe, where Gregory Corso, Bob Dylan, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Allen Ginsberg, LeRoi Jones, Jack Kerouac, Ray Bremser, and many others would read poetry. Bob Dylan lived there for a time.
- The Comedy Cellar at No. 117 MacDougal Street has featured nearly every notable American comedian.
- Caffe Reggio, at 119 MacDougal Street, a coffeehouse since 1927, has been featured in many movies, including The Godfather Part II. Many celebrities have been spotted or photographed in this location. In 1959, presidential hopeful John F. Kennedy made a speech outside the coffee shop.
- Louisa May Alcott lived in her uncle's home, 130–132 MacDougal. Some say she wrote Little Women here.
- In the upstairs of 137 MacDougal Street was the homebase of the Liberal Club which existed during the 1910s. Members included such notable intellectuals as: Sherwood Anderson, Theodore Dreiser, Max Eastman, Emma Goldman, Sinclair Lewis, Jack London, Margaret Sanger, Upton Sinclair, and Lincoln Steffens.
- 146 MacDougal used to be a Caribbean restaurant frequented by James Baldwin, Paul Robeson, Marlon Brando, Eartha Kitt, and Henry Miller.
- At the corner of MacDougal/Washington Square North at 27 is the former residence of Matthew Broderick and Uta Hagen.
- Eleanor Roosevelt lived on the corner of MacDougal/Washington Square North at 29 after the death of president Franklin D. Roosevelt.
- Eugene O'Neill lived at the corner of MacDougal/Washington Square South at No. 38
- Jackson Pollock lived in apartment no. 9 in MacDougal Alley.
- The Czech-American sculptor Albin Polasek rented space at 9 MacDougal Alley from 1914 until 1916.
- On the corner of West 8th Street/MacDougal at 32 West 8th Street is the former location of 8th Street Books, where Bob Dylan and Allen Ginsberg first met.
References
Notes
- Numbering in the streets around Washington Square Park begins at #1 in the northeast corner on Washington Square North (Waverly Place) and proceeds counter-clockwise to #87 on Washington Square East University Place.
- Gupte, Pranay. "MacDougal Alley Passes a Milestone", The New York Times, August 19, 1973. Accessed December 22, 2008.
External links
- Macdougal Street: A New York Songline
- "Positively 4th Street Revisited" from Q, May 1995, pp. 56, 57; with images
- "The Beats Go on" by Brian Niemietz, New York Post, January 13, 2007; article about The Beats in Greenwich Village, particularly about MacDougal Street nos. 93 (San Remo), 115 (Cafe Wha?), 119 (Caffe Reggio).
- Minetta Tavern on Time Out New York
- Caffe Reggio website and history
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