Charles Lane, its history, and how it acts as a microcosm of Greenwich Village.
Located right off of W 10th Street, Patchin Place is a charming old world cul-de-sac. The ten gray townhouses were built in 1848 by Aaron D. Patchin and have housed famous writers, artists, and reporters like E.E Cummings and Djuna Barnes
Recent survey by state government on the Minettas of Southern Greenwich Village reveals that he number of African-Americans is rapidly declining, while simultaneously the number of Italians is steadily rising. The substantial increase in the number of Italians is enough to make them the dominant ethnic group of the Minettas.
Webster Hall as Greenwich Village's political stage.
This prominent Catholic church for Greenwich Village's Italian-Americans holds its first Mass on this day.
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory rose in flames. It was one of the “deadliest workplace disaster[s] in New York history.” There were 146 deaths in the factory.
In order to circumvent the 18th amendment, the traditional saloon was replaced with the more clandestine speakeasy.
The Beat Movement, a counterculture revolution of the 1950's and 1960's, was brought about by the actions of a few non-conformist thinkers. Though its effects were much more far-reaching than literature alone, literature was at the movement's core.
The gay community in Greenwich Village during the 1950s operated in secret. They developed a secret subculture within the neighborhood for years and functioned privately amongst themselves.
Churches were an integral part of Greenwich Village and played a major role in the development of the village as a whole; amongst these churches was the Judson Memorial Church. By acting as a gallery to exhibit the art of up-and-coming artists, and by reaching out to all parts of society and providing aid in whatever ways it could, the Judson Memorial Church became a major source of influence in the village after the 1950s.
