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| Apartment from 'My Sister Eileen' Demolished | |
| Posted by: Clancy 11:58 am EST 12/22/22 | |
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| The 1827 building at 14 Gay Street in the West Village with the basement apartment that inspired Ruth McKenney while writing "My Sister Eileen" that became "Wonderful Town" is being demolished by a seemingly unscrupulous developer. The Times has the saga and a history of the building including the landlord who inspired Mr. Appopolous in the show. |
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| Link | NYT: On Gay Street, Another Piece of the City’s History Is Coming Down |
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| Was that apartment cursed? (re: Apartment from 'My Sister Eileen' Demolished) | |
| Last Edit: Marlo*Manners 10:01 am EST 12/23/22 | |
| Posted by: Marlo*Manners 09:45 am EST 12/23/22 | |
| In reply to: Apartment from 'My Sister Eileen' Demolished - Clancy 11:58 am EST 12/22/22 | |
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| In the films of "My Sister Eileen", the apartment shows signs of paranormal poltergeist activity as soon as they movie in. According to Wiki, the apartment was burgled within the first week of the six months they lived there. It seemed to curse many of its residents. Ruth McKenney aka Sherwood had a very difficult troubled life. Eileen McKenney aka Sherwood died in a car accident in 1940 very young with her husband Nathaniel West. This was merely four days before the Broadway play adaptation of "My Sister Eileen" opened with Shirley Booth and was a hit. McKenney did not attend the opening and never saw the play. The last elderly tenant died in an electrical fire started by faulty wiring on a lamp after being interviewed in a magazine. That fire also probably did structural damage to an already old and probably neglected property. Maybe it is for the best that it is demolished. Marlo Manners (Lady Barrington) |
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| NY Times article (re: Was that apartment cursed?) | |
| Last Edit: Marlo*Manners 11:48 am EST 12/23/22 | |
| Posted by: Marlo*Manners 11:44 am EST 12/23/22 | |
| In reply to: Was that apartment cursed? (re: Apartment from 'My Sister Eileen' Demolished) - Marlo*Manners 09:45 am EST 12/23/22 | |
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| Here it is from the Times Marlo Manners (Lady B) |
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| Link | A basement in the Village |
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| re: Was that apartment cursed? (re: Apartment from 'My Sister Eileen' Demolished) | |
| Posted by: showtunetrivia 11:44 am EST 12/23/22 | |
| In reply to: Was that apartment cursed? (re: Apartment from 'My Sister Eileen' Demolished) - Marlo*Manners 09:45 am EST 12/23/22 | |
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| I would venture that any building that has been around since 1827 has seen its share of tragedies. Laura in LA |
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| Here is the article about the apartment fire (re: Was that apartment cursed?) | |
| Posted by: Marlo*Manners 11:48 am EST 12/23/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Was that apartment cursed? (re: Apartment from 'My Sister Eileen' Demolished) - showtunetrivia 11:44 am EST 12/23/22 | |
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| Here it is. Marlo Manners (Lady Barrington) |
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| Link | Activist Dies in Fire in Famous Apartment |
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| re: Apartment from 'My Sister Eileen' Demolished | |
| Last Edit: singleticket 12:38 pm EST 12/22/22 | |
| Posted by: singleticket 12:36 pm EST 12/22/22 | |
| In reply to: Apartment from 'My Sister Eileen' Demolished - Clancy 11:58 am EST 12/22/22 | |
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| Who knew that Ruth and Eileen were living in a restricted bohemia? Notably, though, Edmond was a racist, cited by the city for refusing to rent to Black people. At one point, he hung a sign in his office at 16 Gay Street declaring this policy. In 1959, The Daily News reported, he filed a suit against the city, claiming that its anti-discrimination housing law interfered with his “aesthetic freedom.” Needless to say, he did not prevail. |
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