The storefront at three hundred fifteen Bowery began its life as a nineteenth-century saloon within the Palace Lodging House. In December nineteen seventy-three, Hilly Kristal took over the space, intending to host performers of country,…
East Village Punk History
Walk the gritty streets where punk rock, new wave, and avant-garde art were born in late-20th-century New York. You will visit iconic music venues, legendary countercultural spaces, and the historic park that defined the neighborhood's rebellious spirit.
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1. CBGB Club
2. Joey Ramone Place
The sign for Joey Ramone Place hangs nearly twenty feet above the intersection of the Bowery and East Second Street. It marks the corner where the lead singer of the Ramones lived and where the band first forged its sound at the nearby…
3. Site of the Fillmore East
The Fillmore East stands out for the small mosaic tile embedded in the lamppost outside its former entrance at one hundred five Second Avenue. Between March nineteen sixty-eight and June nineteen seventy-one, this building—originally a…
4. St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery
St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery sits at the intersection of East Tenth Street and Second Avenue, distinguished by its fieldstone Georgian walls and a Greek Revival steeple that rises above the surrounding East Village. This location is the…
5. Trash and Vaudeville
Trash and Vaudeville is a clothing store on East Seventh Street, characterized by a split entrance that leads into two distinct rooms. Founded in nineteen seventy-five by Ray Goodman, the boutique originated on Saint Marks Place. It became…
6. Tompkins Square Park
Tompkins Square Park is defined by its wide, tree-lined paths and its reputation as a historic site for dissent and counterculture in the East Village. Covering ten and a half acres between Seventh and Tenth Streets, the park was purchased…