🗽 Greenwich Village, NYC in the 60s and 70s

The thing that makes me feel so fuzzy as a New Yorker is how J&Y were always New Yorkers at their cores. They gave our city so much love, and our city loved them right back. Was listening to David Peel’s Ballad of New York City the other day, and I think that perfectly sums it up.

A lot of people who don’t live here don’t understand this city. I always describe New York as gritty (read as there’s much more to this place than Fifth Ave.), and 70s New York was even grittier. For people of J&Y’s stature, I think what was so amazing was that they defied expectations and really embraced New York for all that it is.

Also, I just want to say, for as much as England gets a claim to the Beatles, I feel like we have a claim to J&Y. This was, and always will be, their home. 🤍
 
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John & Yoko's apartment at 105 Bank Street.

What else do you know of from 'The Village' in the 60s and 70s?
I see a few folks knew about the CAFE WHA!! well my band played there on weekend afternoons in 1964-65 ish, on day while packing up the night band came in and it was Jimi!!!
 

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I see a few folks knew about the CAFE WHA!! well my band played there on weekend afternoons in 1964-65 ish, on day while packing up the night band came in and it was Jimi!!!
And if you’re in/near NYC, Jeff Slate is putting on a tribute show next Sunday for John’s birthday! 🥳

 
Here’s a closer look at Bank St. for all of you! Stay tuned for another video next week as we count down to Power to the People 🤍

 
Here’s a closer look at Bank St. for all of you! Stay tuned for another video next week as we count down to Power to the People 🤍

How cool! Thanks Skylar for such incredible content. I loved the video, so much story to tell 🤍
 
A little more for ya’ll! Butterfly Studios, The Record Plant & The Filmore East 🎶

 
The Village is one area I would have loved to have visited in the late 1950's into the 1970's. So many incredible art forms were born from there in that timeframe.

About 5 years ago, I took my daughter up to see an incredible toy train collection at the New York Historical Society, then we headed back down to look at some shops she wanted to visit, all of which happened to be in the Village. It's always been a favorite area of mine to visit (although I have yet to stop by where John and Yoko lived!)

My daughter also seems to like the vibe there. On that visit as well, I showed her where Buddy Holly lived with his wife, Maria Elena, just before he went on his last tour. He was also known to have visited some of the coffee houses and soak in the early Folk scene that was popping up there in 1958-59.
 
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