White Horse Tavern (New York City)

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Coordinates: 40°44′09″N 74°00′21″W / 40.73583°N 74.00583°W / 40.73583; -74.00583
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40°44′09″N 74°00′21″W / 40.73583°N 74.00583°W / 40.73583; -74.00583

The White Horse Tavern in 1961
The interior in January 2007

The White Horse Tavern, located in

longshoremen's bar than a literary center until Dylan Thomas and other writers began frequenting it in the early 1950s. Because of its literary fame, the White Horse has become popular with tourists.[1]

History

The bar is one of the oldest continuously operating in New York City.[2]

Notable patrons

The White Horse Tavern was renowned as a gathering place for writers. It and the Lion's Head "were two favorite writers' bars."[3]

The White Horse is perhaps most famous as the place where Jason Mitchell drank heavily with

Mary Travers.[4][5][6]

Another of the White Horse's famous patrons is Jack Kerouac, who was bounced from the establishment more than once. Because of this someone scrawled on the bathroom wall: "KEROUAC GO HOME!"[7] At that time, Kerouac was staying in an apartment in the building located on the NW corner of West 11th St.[citation needed]

About the same time, the White Horse was a gathering-place for labor members and organizers and socialists, as well. The

Village Voice
was discussed here. The Village Voice original offices were within blocks of the White Horse. Much of the content was discussed here by the editors.

References

  1. ^ White Horse Tavern - - West Village - New York Magazine Bar Guide
  2. ^ Mejía, Paula (March 22, 2019). "West Village Locals Hold Rally And Irish Wake For The White Horse Tavern". Gothamist. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  3. ISBN 0-8223-1391-X
  4. ^ Campbell, James. Talking at the Gates: A Life of James Baldwin. New York: Viking, 1991. Print.
  5. ^ "The White Horse Tavern". Poets.org.
  6. ISBN 0-684-86995-0
  7. ^ Kortava, David (October 26, 2018). "Literary Pilgrims Visit the White Horse Tavern". The New Yorker. Retrieved December 14, 2020.

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