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The Good Old Greenwich Village Days (Photos)

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In the 1960s and ’70s, the Village was a gritty and glorious place, full of artists who where drawn in by the stories and stayed, becoming a part of the legend.

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Published Apr. 10 2014 5:45AM EDT

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galleries/2014/04/10/the-good-old-greenwich-village-days-photos/140408-greenwich-village01_w0ycpy — Fourth Avenue book row. Circa 1940s.

galleries/2014/04/10/the-good-old-greenwich-village-days-photos/140408-greenwich-village02_fgcerx — Eighth Street Bookshop at MacDougal Street by Robert Otter, 1965.

galleries/2014/04/10/the-good-old-greenwich-village-days-photos/140408-greenwich-village03_jcmkuu — Café Wha? on MacDougal Street by Robert Otter, 1963

galleries/2014/04/10/the-good-old-greenwich-village-days-photos/140408-greenwich-village04_ahziho — Rotterdam Passing Pier 51 by Shelley Seccombe. 1978.

galleries/2014/04/10/the-good-old-greenwich-village-days-photos/140408-greenwich-village05_cqqevz — Washington Square Arch by Robert Otter, 1962.

galleries/2014/04/10/the-good-old-greenwich-village-days-photos/140408-greenwich-village06_ey9iqs — Bleecker Street Cinema by Robert Otter, 1965.

galleries/2014/04/10/the-good-old-greenwich-village-days-photos/140408-greenwich-village07_gnkreh — Greenwich Village Stories is available now from Universe.

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