How do you memorialize the people you loved and lost? Object by object, the CNN anchor is trying to figure it out.
Category: Greenwich Village (Manhattan, NY)
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How One Couple Made an Apartment in Greenwich Village Their Own
After the deal fell through, they couldn’t stop thinking about the apartment and those Manhattan views. Sometimes persistence pays off.
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Ed Fancher, a Founder of The Village Voice, Is Dead at 100
A psychologist, he started the alternative weekly with Dan Wolf and Norman Mailer in 1955. “We were crazy enough to think it would succeed,” he said.
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Len Chandler, an Early Fixture of the Folk Revival, Dies at 88
A singer who performed alongside Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and Pete Seeger, he was known for his topical songs, some of which he wrote in minutes.
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Roger Sprung, Banjo Virtuoso of N.Y.C. Folk Scene, Dies at 92
The “godfather” of progressive bluegrass, he grew up in New York, honed his skills in the mountains and flourished in Greenwich Village in the ’60s.
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When Connie Converse, the ‘Female Bob Dylan,’ Lived in N.Y.C.
There’s a resurgence of interest in the pioneering singer-songwriter who disappeared when she was 50.
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An Interior Designer Creates a Sea of Tranquillity in Greenwich Village
The New York Times – T Magazine:In his compact walk-up, Nicholas Obeid combines objects of his own design and flea-market finds to create an escape from the city below.