Tuesday, April 09, 2024

WHITE HORSE TAVERN

 


This tavern first opened in 1880. It was a place where longshoreman came to to eat and drink. In the 1950s and 1960s it was a hangout for writers and artists. 

Some notable patrons were poet Dylan Thomas, James Baldwin, Norman Mailer, Delmore Schwartz, and beat writer Jack Kerouac.

Famous musicians who came here were Bob Dylan, Jim Morrison, and Mary Travers (of Peter, Paul, and Mary folk trio). Other patrons were activist Jane Jacobs

White Horse is the second oldest bar in New York City. 


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