Lights, Camera, Village: How Greenwich Village Became New York’s Most Iconic Film Set
There’s a certain magic to Greenwich Village. It’s in the warped brickwork of 19th-century townhouses, the memories of jazz slipping out of basement clubs, and the casual intimacy of narrow streets where creative minds once shared six-dollar walk-ups and sang for their dinner in cramped cafes. This neighborhood has provided ambiance and soul to some […]
Live from the Village: The Legendary Stage of The Bitter End
Epic Walking Tours’ Greenwich Village Variety Tour explores The Bitter End and other legendary venues where groundbreaking musicians and comedians first took the stage, launching careers that would shape popular culture worldwide. On a narrow stretch of Bleecker Street in the heart of Greenwich Village sits a low-slung, brick-fronted club with a faded wooden sign: […]
Bob Dylan in Greenwich Village: Where the Wind Began to Blow
Epic Walking Tours Village Variety Walking Tour stops at Bob Dylan’s Greenwich Village home and other locations where Dylan frequented, played music, and sang. In January 1961, a 19-year-old Robert Zimmerman stepped off a Greyhound bus into the bitter cold of New York City. He was alone, almost penniless, and armed with a guitar, a […]
The History of Greenwich Village’s Cafe Wha?
The Epic Walking Tours Greenwich Village Variety Walking Tour includes stops at Cafe Wha? and the Bitter End, and the former locations of the Gaslight Cafe and the Village Gate. The historical content in this article was retrieved from New York newspaper articles, interviews, and recordings of live performances from 1958-1996. In the 1960s, an […]