These photos are other sights on Bank St., beginning with "Ye Waverly Inn" which is directly across the street from our apartment. The Abingdon Market is at corner of Bank and Abingdon. "Automatic Slims" is the last building on Bank St.
Across from Slims is Hudson River Promenade which runs along the Hudson River with views of NJ.
Besides having the Mills as residents for 1 month, what was really interesting was to find out about the "notable" residents and events of Bank St. over the course of time.
# 7 - Willa Cather lived here 1913-27. (She wrote "My Antonia" and was one of my favorite authors in college lit class.)
#16 - "Ye Waverly Inn" - Charming upscale restaurant with outdoor courtyard in back. Jackie Gleason was a regular there. I read on line that Matt Lauer eats here these days. We didn't see him, but did see quite a few limos dropping people off. The restaurant is in basement level of 1845 home. We often saw the waiters setting up the tables on the entry porch facing Bank.
#34 - Long time home of Charles Kuralt
#48 - 1910 Stable converted to townhome in 1969
#37 - 1837 row house. AIA guide says one of best Greek Revival houses in the Village
#63 - Sid Vicious died here of herion OD Feb 1, 1979
#75 - Lauren Bacall moved here just before she became Miss Greenich Village 1942
#105 - John & Yoko moved here in 1971 and lived here until 1973 when they moved to the Dakota. It is modest basement apartment.
#120 - Acting studio founded in 1945. Alumni: Jack Lemon, Faye Dunaway, Robert DiNero, Sigorney Weaver, Al Pacino, Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker
#131 - Automatic Slims. I LOVE that name. It advertises itself as "One Bar Under a Groove" - how cool.
How I know all this stuff:
I found a fantastic web site called "www.nysonglines.com"
This guy has researched many many streets in NY and gives you the history of each address.
