The White Horse Tavern in 1961The interior in January 2007
The White Horse Tavern, located in New York City's borough of Manhattan at Hudson Street and 11th Street, is known[by whom?] for its 1950s and 1960s bohemian culture. It is one of the few major gathering-places for writers and artists from this period in Greenwich Village (specifically the West Village) that remains open. The bar opened in 1880 but was more a longshoremen's bar than a literary center until Dylan Thomas and other writers began frequenting it in the early 1950s. Because of its literary fame, the White Horse has become popular with tourists.[1]
Another of the White Horse's famous patrons is Jack Kerouac, who was bounced from the establishment more than once. Because of this someone scrawled on the bathroom wall: "KEROUAC GO HOME!"[7] At that time, Kerouac was staying in an apartment in the building located on the NW corner of West 11th St.[citation needed]
About the same time, the White Horse was a gathering-place for labor members and organizers and socialists, as well. The Catholic Workers hung out here and the idea for the Village Voice was discussed here. The Village Voice original offices were within blocks of the White Horse. Much of the content was discussed here by the editors.
When in Mad Men season 4, episode 2, Don Draper returns to his Waverly Place apartment stumbling drunk and his neighbor Phoebe (who helps him in) asks where he's coming from, Don replies, "Work." She responds, "Where do you work? The White Horse Tavern"?
In the How I Met Your Mother episode "Right Place, Right Time", when Marshall goes through a phase of creating all sorts of charts and graphs from work, he makes a pie chart of his favorite bars. The White Horse Tavern is listed on the chart as 12% "(In Percentage of Awesomeness)".
In The Carrie Diaries Season 2 finale, there is a shot of the White Horse Tavern in the final scene. It is also referenced in the novel Summer and the City, in which the show is partially based on.
The Tavern, and the drink of the same name, are referenced by the characters Steve and Ghost in Poppy Z. Brite's novel Drawing Blood.
“The whiskey was a good start. I got the idea from Dylan Thomas. He's this poet who drank twenty-one straight whiskeys at the White Horse Tavern in New York and then died on the spot from alcohol poisoning. I've always wanted to hear the bartender's side of the story. What was it like watching this guy drink himself out of here? How did it feel handing him number twenty-one and watching his face crumple up before the fall of the stool? And did he already have number twenty-two poured, waiting for this big fat tip, and then have to drink it himself after whoever came took the body away?”
― Michael Thomas Ford, Suicide Notes
Referencesedit
^White Horse Tavern - - West Village - New York Magazine Bar Guide
^Mejía, Paula (March 22, 2019). "West Village Locals Hold Rally And Irish Wake For The White Horse Tavern". Gothamist. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
^Banes, Sally. Greenwich Village 1963: Avant-garde Performance and the Effervescent Body. Durham: Duke University Press, 1993. Print. ISBN0-8223-1391-X
^Campbell, James. Talking at the Gates: A Life of James Baldwin. New York: Viking, 1991. Print.
^Wetzsteon, Ross. Republic of Dreams: Greenwich Village, the American Bohemia, 1910-1960. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2002. Print. ISBN0-684-86995-0
^Kortava, David (October 26, 2018). "Literary Pilgrims Visit the White Horse Tavern". The New Yorker. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
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References 4 External linksHistory editThe bar is one of the oldest continuously operating in New York City 2 Notable patrons edit The White Horse Tavern was renowned as a gathering place for writers It and the Lion s Head were two favorite writers bars 3 The White Horse is perhaps most famous as the place where Jason Mitchell drank heavily with Dylan Thomas who returned to the Chelsea Hotel became ill and died a few days later of unrelated causes Other famous patrons include James Baldwin The Clancy Brothers who also performed at the establishment Bob Dylan Richard Farina Michael Harrington Jane Jacobs Seymour Krim Norman Mailer Jim Morrison Adam Leonard Delmore Schwartz Hunter S Thompson and Mary Travers 4 5 6 Another of the White Horse s famous patrons is Jack Kerouac who was bounced from the establishment more than once Because of this someone scrawled on the bathroom wall KEROUAC GO HOME 7 At that time Kerouac was staying in an apartment in the building located on the NW corner of West 11th St citation needed About the same time the White Horse was a gathering place for labor members and organizers and socialists as well The Catholic Workers hung out here and the idea for the Village Voice was discussed here The Village Voice original offices were within blocks of the White Horse Much of the content was discussed here by the editors In popular culture editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed February 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article appears to contain trivial minor or unrelated references to popular culture Please reorganize this content to explain the subject s impact on popular culture providing citations to reliable secondary sources rather than simply listing appearances Unsourced material may be challenged and removed February 2022 When in Mad Men season 4 episode 2 Don Draper returns to his Waverly Place apartment stumbling drunk and his neighbor Phoebe who helps him in asks where he s coming from Don replies Work She responds Where do you work The White Horse Tavern In the How I Met Your Mother episode Right Place Right Time when Marshall goes through a phase of creating all sorts of charts and graphs from work he makes a pie chart of his favorite bars The White Horse Tavern is listed on the chart as 12 In Percentage of Awesomeness In The Carrie Diaries Season 2 finale there is a shot of the White Horse Tavern in the final scene It is also referenced in the novel Summer and the City in which the show is partially based on The Tavern and the drink of the same name are referenced by the characters Steve and Ghost in Poppy Z Brite s novel Drawing Blood The whiskey was a good start I got the idea from Dylan Thomas He s this poet who drank twenty one straight whiskeys at the White Horse Tavern in New York and then died on the spot from alcohol poisoning I ve always wanted to hear the bartender s side of the story What was it like watching this guy drink himself out of here How did it feel handing him number twenty one and watching his face crumple up before the fall of the stool And did he already have number twenty two poured waiting for this big fat tip and then have to drink it himself after whoever came took the body away Michael Thomas Ford Suicide NotesReferences edit White Horse Tavern West Village New York Magazine Bar Guide Mejia Paula March 22 2019 West Village Locals Hold Rally And Irish Wake For The White Horse Tavern Gothamist Retrieved December 14 2020 Banes Sally Greenwich Village 1963 Avant garde Performance and the Effervescent Body Durham Duke University Press 1993 Print ISBN 0 8223 1391 X Campbell James Talking at the Gates A Life of James Baldwin New York Viking 1991 Print The White Horse Tavern Poets org Wetzsteon Ross Republic of Dreams Greenwich Village the American Bohemia 1910 1960 New York Simon amp Schuster 2002 Print ISBN 0 684 86995 0 Kortava David October 26 2018 Literary Pilgrims Visit the White Horse Tavern The New Yorker Retrieved December 14 2020 External links editWebsite Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title White Horse Tavern New York City amp oldid 1180461126, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
