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Minetta Tavern 113 Macdougal St., New York, NY 10012 (Btw Café Wha?/The Players Theatre 115 Macdougal, between Bleecker and W 3rd, New York, NY -Minetta Lane 6 - 8 “Since the 1950s the Café Wha? has been a favorite hot spot cornered in the heart of Greenwich Village. The 60s was an impressionable and revolutionary era. Artists of the time frequented the Café Wha? as it was known to be a sanctuary for talent; Allen Ginsberg regularly sipped his cocktails here. The Café Wha? was the original stomping ground for prodigies Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix. Bruce Springsteen, Peter, Paul & Mary, Kool and the Gang, as well as comedians, Richard Pryor and Bill Cosby also began their road to stardom on this historic stage. The Café Wha? encompassed the Beat Generation and continues to hold tight to its spirit, entertaining all walks of life. Today, the Café Wha? showcases amazing talent with the three greatest house bands in New York City. Monday nights feature Brazooka, a completely authentic Brazilian dance band sprinkled with Jazz and Samba. Disfunktiontakes on Tuesdays with soul music, radiating the roots of R&B and Funk. What about the Café Wha? House Band? Wednesday thru Sunday they will satisfy your every need for sound, hitting on all styles of music; Motown, Reggae, R&B, and Classic/ Alternative/ Modern rock. Every night at the Café Wha? is a party. You never know which famous musician will show up and sit in with one of these incredible bands. The New York Times raves, “Power house talent - you'd be hard-pressed to find a more exhilarating evening out." The Café Wha? is a stop you have to make whether you are living or just visiting New York City.” “Built in 1907 and converted into a theatre in the late 1940's, the Players Theatre has been a jewel in the midst of beautiful Greenwich Village, serving as a magnet for performing artists and their audiences. The theatre has been home to such long run productions as An Evening with Quentin Crisp, Psycho Beach Party and Ruthless starring an 8yr old Brittany Spears, Natalie Portman and Legally Blonde the Musical’s Laura Bell Bundy.” “115 (corner): A long-running Greenwich Village club where Bob Dylan had his first NYC gig, and Jimi Hendrix gained fame. Peter, Paul & Mary, Kool and the Gang and Bruce Springsteen are also claimed as former performers, along with comedians Richard Pryor and Bill Cosby.” 1 Additional Websites: http://theboweryboys.blogspot.com/2009/08/cafe-wha-whys-wheres-whos-and- hows.html This website offers a good history of the place, as well as some great old photographs. According to a post left my a user, the current location, the one listed above, actually opened in 1966, after Bob Dylan was through playing for Wha? moving from another place up the street. http://www.nyc.com/bars_clubs_music/cafe_wha.52180/editorial_review.aspx Picture 115 MacDougal: It significance is its current use. Beyond the building’s occupation by Café Wha? additional research needs to be done to determine the use and history of the building prior to the 1960s. Reason for Consideration of 115 MacDougal: As shown above, Café Wha? and The Players Theatre have a significant entertainment history that is well documented. An additional reason for its consideration, however, is that with its Minetta Lane facing side door, it might also provide the opportunity to discuss the theatres that once lined the Minettas. As the theaters are no longer there, so too are there no longer any physical remains that can be tied to “Little Africa” which used to be based in the Minettas. I feel the story of freed Dutch slaves owning the property in the area is an important story to tell. I also feel that their co-mingling with the immigrant communities as they moved into the area should be addressed. By a very creative stretch, I feel like this might be possible through a plaque’s placement at Café Wh 2 Kenny’s Castaways 157 Bleecker Street NYC. 10012 917•475•1323 “ Kenny's Castaways located at 157 Bleecker Street has seen its share of history. The building, No. 157 has been a part of New York history since the 1820's. James McCabe, author of Lights And Shadows Of New York Life, noted as early as 1872 that Bleecker Street was the headquarters of Bohemianism and the New York paper The Press in 1890 noted The Slide, located in the basement of no. 157 Bleecker Street was the wickedest place in New York. More or less untouched since the 1820's, The Slide remains in existence today as Kenny's Castaways. Much of the interior is still recognizable from the 1891 drawing and description in The Herald newspaper which states "a high barroom in the front with a stamped tin ceiling and a dance floor and orchestra at the back, flanked by two staircases to the right and left that lead up to a gallery." The ceiling, woodwork, and ceramic tile floor are all 19th century. During a recent renovation of the basement, small rooms with old plasterwork, doors, and plank boards were discovered. The boards had writing and drawings on them depicting small women, large women, arrows, sheets, and prices. They were evidence of its former self as a brothel and these boards are on display at Kenny's.” “In 1967, Patrick Kenny arrived on the scene and created the legendary club Kenny's Castaways. Patrick, my father, became a spiritual father to many of the musicians who came in droves to Bleecker Street to cast their fortune and tell their story.” “We would like to thank all the musicians who have performed here...Mark Knopfler, The New York Dolls, Jerry Jeff Walker, Willie Nile, Steve Forbert, The Marshall Tucker Band, Steven Van Zandt, Rod Stewart, Billy Squire, Johnny Winter, Professor Longhair, Danny Gatton, The Fugees, Fishbone, Yoko Ono, Shawn Colvin, Mink Deville, Maynard Ferguson, Paul Winter, John Prine, Steve Earle, Phish, The Smithereens, Lil Buster, South Side Johnny, Ace Freeley, Bonnie Raitt, John Hiatt, Aerosmith, The Allman Brothers, Ray Davies, Patti Scialfa, Kris Kristopherson, Ricky Lee Jones, John Peel, The Straubs, Jack Sonni, Jeff Healy, Joan Osborne, Lynard Skynard, Odetta, Doc Pomus, Suzanne Vega, Blues Traveler, Uptown Horns, Gary US Bonds, Chris Spedding, Georgia & The Satellites, Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye, Bruce Springsteen, Otis Blackwell, Rita Coolidge, Spin Doctors, Clancy Brothers, Phoebe Snow, Dr. John, Charlie Daniels Band, Tommy Makem, Hound Dog Taylor...and many, many more.” “157: Rock club established in 1967.Legends ranging from Aerosmith to Patti Smith have played here. Bruce Springsteen and the New York Dolls both played early shows here; it was Phish's first New York City gig. The building housed The Slide, notorious gaslit gay scene;NY Herald reported "orgies beyond description," which seemed to involve men dressed as women offering to have sex for money. Closed by police in 1892.” Additional Websites: http://societeperrier.com/new-york/articles/kennys-castaways-up-for-sale/ According to this website, as of 4-17-12, Kenny’s Castaways has been up for sale by the Kenny family. http://theboweryboys.blogspot.com/2007/12/friday-night-fever-slide-kennys.html This website offers a good history of the place. It also has a Kenny family member responding as a user clarifying some of the dates. For instance the Bleecker location did not open until 1074, after a location at 84th street had its lease run out. http://nypress.com/lost-in-place/ A Gay Old Time in Greenwich Village 157 Bleecker Street: The Slide, short piece. 3 Picture 157 Bleecker: The Slide, owned by Frank Stevenson “None of these were considered as bad as Frank Stevenson’s Slide located in the basement of no. 157. The Press characterized the Slide as not only the “lowest and most disgusting place on this thoroughfare,” but “the wickedest place in New York.” The Slide was especially popular with what gay historian George Chauncey has called “fairies”: described by The Press, in derisive terms typical of the time, as men who were “not worthy the name of man…effeminate, degraded and addicted to vices which are inhuman and unnatural.’” -Dolkart South Village report 57-58. Extensive research and reference to The Slide can be found : http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2014/New%20York%20NY%20Herald/New%20York%20NY %20Herald%201892/New%20York%20NY%20Herald%201892%20-%200083.pdf A pdf of the New York Herald from January 1892 http://books.google.com/books?id=q3_LrYKziVgC&pg=PA383&lpg=PA383&dq=Frank+Stevenson's +The +Slide&source=bl&ots=zHrqvCC8Pn&sig=7FydW9_OBDZq3SOWRbvxo9yFlVg&hl=en&sa=X&ei= wc_9T-3GO8i-6QHG3pWABw&ved=0CEAQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Frank%20Stevenson's%20The %20Slide&f=false Google book of Love Stories: Sex Between Men Before Homosexuality By Jonathan Ned Katz, Chapter 20, Men Given to Unnatural Practices +Notes on pgs 384-385; all looking at the Slide http://books.google.com/books?id=NNHGuVdPELYC&pg=PA38&lpg=PA38&dq=At+Midnight+in+the +Slide.+New+York+Herald,+January +5,+1892&source=bl&ots=6Oao6TAIcQ&sig=Nn2kT6dMOs4_MXbf_zA5KvLni58&hl=en&sa=X&ei =W9L9T-e6AuTo6wHD8uH9Bg&ved=0CEoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=At%20Midnight%20in %20the%20Slide.%20New%20York%20Herald%2C%20January%205%2C%201892&f=false Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Makings of the Gay Male World, By George Chauncey 4 Reason for Consideration of 157 Bleecker: Out of all of the sites, this has become the one that I feel is most deserved of a plaque. The building remains a bar and entertainment venue, as it has been since the late 19th century. It is the original location of Frank Stevenson’s The Slide and therefore is a tangible link to the history of the “long lane of corruption and drunkenness” that was once Bleecker Street that can serve as a representative of the bars and saloons that once shared the street.
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