I took new photos on West 68th Street, where Dorothy lived as a kid. I was not happy with the first batch, they were too dark. Hopefully in the Spring, I’ll get some nice one of the exteriors when the lighting is better. I also took another of The Dakota, to show where Yoko Ono…
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Little Nell and Lady Macbeth
I found a copy of Howard Teichmann’s 1976 biography, Smart Aleck, The Wit, World and Life of Alexander Woollcott. A bargain at $4. Woolcott was one of the founders of the Algonquin Round Table. The book is giving me excellent information for more Parker additions. I found out that Woollcott, after the Round Table disbanded…
Riverside Drive Location
Lynda Engstrom writes to tell me: “There’s a photo plate facing page 236 in “What Fresh Hell Is This?” of Dorothy in 1903 on the steps of the Soldiers and Sailor’s monument …. West 89th Street near Riverside Drive…” When the weather improves, I will get some photos of the park. www.dorothyparker.com