The story
The East Village newsstand where Kerouac bought papers and Madonna posed for 'Desperately Seeking Susan' was called the 'nerve center' of the city by Allen Ginsberg.
Everything that was here
- 1920–2020
Gem SpaConvenience Store
The East Village newsstand where Kerouac bought papers and Madonna posed for 'Desperately Seeking Susan' was called the 'nerve center' of the city by Allen Ginsberg.
See the map in 1921 → - 1952–2005
Beekman TheatreTheater
The elegant art house cinema where Woody Allen and Diane Keaton lined up in 'Annie Hall' was demolished for a cancer research center.
See the map in 1953 →
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Nearby history
Maxwell's Plum
1181 First Avenue · 198 m away
FAO Schwarz Fifth Avenue
767 5th Avenue · 973 m away
El Morocco
154 East 54th Street, New York, NY (original); later 307 East 54th Street · 1.0 km away
La Grenouille
99 East 52nd Street · 1.1 km away
Le Cirque
5 East 55th Street · 1.2 km away
Lutèce
249 East 50th Street · 1.2 km away
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