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How to get a job in Greenwich Village

The authors of The New Inside Guide to Greenwich Village, a cool little handbook published in 1965, seem to assume that anyone moving to the Village back then did so to pursue some kind of artistic e… more »

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How to get a job in Greenwich Village

wildnewyork wrote 1 week ago: The authors of The New Inside Guide to Greenwich Village, a cool little handbook published in 1965, … more »

Tags: West Village, getting a job in New York City, Greenwich Village in the 1960s

No chicks allowed in these hotel bars

wildnewyork wrote 1 month ago: Crazy, huh? Women have been socializing at city drinking establishments after social trends shifted … more »

Tags: Bars and Restaurants, midtown, new york bars, manhattan bars, Taverns, Women, roosevelt hotel, Waldorf Astoria, St Regis

The pizza slice rule — 2 comments

wildnewyork wrote 1 month ago: In 1965, a slice of pizza ran you 15 cents. One subway token in 1965 also costs 15 cents. So the ada … more »

Tags: West Village, transit, Subway, Pizza

How to find a Manhattan apartment, circa 1965

wildnewyork wrote 2 months ago: Think it’s hard landing not-too-expensive living quarters in the Village now? It was the same … more »

Tags: West Village, New York Times, Village Voice

"The New Bohemia" — 1 comment

wildnewyork wrote 2 months ago: I found this gem at a rummage sale in New Jersey two decades ago. Written in 1966 by John Gruen, a f … more »

Tags: east village, St. Marks Place, John Gruen, Ratner's

Bleecker Street in the '60s — 1 comment

wildnewyork wrote 2 months ago: The inside photo from “The New Inside Guide to Greenwich Village,” published in 1965. Bo … more »

Tags: east village, Greenwich Village, Bleecker Street, 1960s


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