In honor of Jack Kerouac’s birthday this Saturday, March 12, Time Out New York has a festive tribute to the On the Road author. In a round-up of “the spots where he wrote, drank and jammed” are a jazz joint, his one-time abode, and a few watering holes, including one of our favorites–the White Horse Tavern in Greenwich Village.
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A conversation earlier this week with @shapedbystoriesdiane about our literary travel bucket lists has my wanderlust going wild. As much as I dream of making it to a far-flung locale like Guernsey for a tour of Victor Hugo’s house or to Samoa to see Robert Louis Stevenson’s last abode, this year my exploring will be closer to home. A day trip to revisit Washington Irving’s lovely estate, Sunnyside, overlooking the Hudson River in Tarryrown, NY, and hopefully a weekend excursion to the intriguing Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst, MA (finally!). And perhaps a trip to Chicago for the American Writers Museum and Hemingway’s birthplace in nearby Oak Park.
What literary locales will you be exploring this year? And if not in person then on the page.
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Seeing the terrific new movie adaptation of LITTLE WOMEN has me thinking about a road trip to revisit sites related to the story. Surprisingly, this is the first screen version of Louisa May Alcott’s tale to use Massachusetts, her lifelong home, as a primary filming location. “To shoot in Concord, in Massachusetts, in this area, in this environment, was really essential in how I wanted to build this movie,” explained director Greta Gerwig in an interview. “It’s significant. The place matters as much as anything.”
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The Alcott family home and also the most significant locale in the lives of the March sisters, Orchard House, was temporarily recreated on a property in Concord. Louisa May Alcott drew so heavily on real-life details, like the trunk of costumes the March sisters used to stage their plays, that visiting the actual abode is a true delight for fans. Of all the literary locales I’ve visited, this is the place where I most felt like I had stepped into a novel.
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If I had selected a 7th top title of 2019, it would have been this one. Which surprises me. I didn’t feel as if I completely connected with the story while reading it, but it’s one that I think about a lot—what draws us to romantic partners and friends, especially ones who seemingly are vastly different from us, and how our backgrounds influence the adults we become. I found particularly interesting the aspect of the storyline that deals with autism and the early days of diagnosis and treatment. Plus it’s primarily set in New York City, which is always a plus for me. #thedearlybeloved #booksofig #bookstagram #greatreads #igreads #booksandcocktails
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March 11, 2011 at 1:58 am
Gary
Isn’t this the watering hole where Dylan Thomas did his drinking the day he died?
March 14, 2011 at 7:39 pm
noveldestinations
Hi, Gary. Yes, it is where Dylan Thomas drank some ungodly amount of whiskey on the day he died. The White Horse is one of the things I miss most about NYC. No whiskey for me, though. I stayed with beer. — Shannon