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MacDougall is also the namesake of MacDougal Alley, a private cul-de-sac owned jointly by the residents of Washington Square North to its south and West 8th Street to its north, for whom it was created in 1833 for their stables. The alley runs east off MacDougal Street in the block between West 8th Street and Waverly Place/Washington Square North.
The MacDougal–Sullivan Gardens Historic District is a small historic district consisting of 22 houses located at 74–96 MacDougal Street and 170–188 Sullivan Street between Houston and Bleecker Streets in the South Village area of the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.
Washington Mews is a private gated street in Manhattan, New York City between Fifth Avenue and University Place just north of Washington Square Park.Along with MacDougal Alley and Stuyvesant Street, it was originally part of a Lenape trail which connected the Hudson and East Rivers, [1] and was first developed as a mews (row of stables) that serviced horses from homes in the area.
It runs parallel to and between Macdougal Street (to the west) and Thompson Street (to the east). Part of the street is in the MacDougal–Sullivan Gardens Historic District. The street was named for Revolutionary War Major General John Sullivan in 1799; before then, it was known as Locust Street. [2]
The Houston Street facade of the building was originally blocked by tenement buildings, which were demolished when Houston Street was widened in the early 1930s, exposing the plain facade. The church now uses this space as a garden. [1] From 1902 to 2005 the parish operated a school (K–8) on Mac Dougal Street.
[14] The original MacDougal Street facade was recreated for the 2013 film Inside Llewyn Davis, loosely based on the life of Van Ronk. [15] [16] A recreation of the original location has also been featured in the TV series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, which took place in the 1950s and 60s. [17]
Cafe Wha? is a music club at the corner of MacDougal Street and Minetta Lane in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.The club is important in the history of rock and folk music, having presented numerous musicians and comedians early on in their careers, including Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Springsteen, the Velvet Underground, Cat Mother & the All Night Newsboys ...
The first building was along Leroy Street, replaced in 1897 by a new building adjacent to the church. [7] The first public education program on AIDS ever held in Greenwich Village was held at St. Joseph's. The first meeting of Gay Men's Health Crisis also took place there. The event organized by parishioner David Pais was originally planned to ...