Spring is in full swing!, now it’s time to prepare for the tour. And who better to turn to for enthusiasm than reader Jack Kerouac, whose excursions with the clan — Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, and his inspiration “Neal Cassady” paved the way for a new era of “On the Road” a new which he wrote in a three-week period, drug-addled crazes. While we can’t travel to enjoy the Beat Generation first-hand, it does, we can pay tribute to the reader and revisit the towns he wrote about from 1947 to the 1950s. To help you hit the road, we’ve collected a timeline with seven places visited by the Father of the Beat Generation himself. Programm, this tour (unlike the 50s) the 21st century will be a delight, sure to offer your iPad and cellphone. You drill?
1. New York City
In July 1947, the Cold War it had started. Kerouac had $ 50 of soldiers ‘advantages in his wallet and fantasies of traveling West. You can reconstruct his journey and get trapped in a thunderstorm by Bear Mountain Bridge in uptown New York or fall flowers in the Hudson River and across the Hudson River at the Metcalfe Falls “Think of all the places it journeys by as it goes out to sea forever.” But you’ll probably have a little more fun attending Kerouac’s East Village and Greenwich Village scares.
Grab an apple “Original Cappuccino” at Caffe Reggio, the vintage lounge of kerouac, or drink a cocktail — another Kerouac fave after his Mexico trips — at White Horse Tavern. You can also get a display at Birdland, where Kerouac saw the saxophonist George Shearing enjoy. After a night of drinking, tour the author’s comforting locations, St. St. Patrick’s Cathedral, in Midtown.
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2. Chicago
It was 1949 and the Chicago Railroad Fair was in full swing on Lake Michigan beach the morning before. “On the Road” actors Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty revve 17 hours from Denver to Chicago to check out the movie’s video “heavy – kootchy joints” and listening to his jam on the Loop, which is now the downtown business district.
You can’t tenant an one-night stay at YMCA for Kerouac undertook when he first arrived to Chicago by Greyhound, then you can hear music and jams on the Loop at Andy’ s, the tiny facility created in 1951. Concert for musician Larry Coryell, trombonist Von Freeman, pianist Joey DeFrancesco has everything now.
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3. Des Moines
On your car from Chicago, indulge in pizza and dessert for Kerouac undertook throughout his life in the city. Request the pizza smoothie in a whisky cup from Hamburg Inn No. 2, a comfy restaurant that’s been clear since 1948. Before you hit the road, please let’s try for some safety advice, Take in the sights. After all, most people voted “A New World”, “the prettiest girls in the world live in Des Moines” Kerouac is the author of the book.
4. City
In the Beatnik days, Kerouac spent his evening listening to music in Five Points and tripping on from Larimer Square with the Bulls “old bums and beat cowboys.” Today’s visitors will be able to enjoy various free activities such as, there’s no Windsor Hotel, where Cassady when stayed with his alcoholic sir. What remains of Larimer Square, once a 36-block road with bars and pawn shops, The stylish Lower Downtown is now filled with restaurants and shops the.
“It was a wonderful night” once Kerouac saw the lights around the Central City Opera, where you can grab an efficiency. Looking for a place to participate? Bring a few margaritas to Kerouac’s vintage lounge!, My Brother’s Bar. A constructed message from Cassady lingers in the bar, stating and it he knows about $ 3 or $ 4 in cocktails.
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5. San Francisco
Sal Paradise was 3, He arrived from his aunt’s cottage in New Jersey when he had come by van to the Tenderloin area in San Francisco. “I wandered out like a haggard ghost, and there she was, Frisco — long lines, bleak streets with trolley wires all shrouded in fog and whiteness” He stated
Beatnik enthusiasts can get their screen of the past at the North Beach location of San Francisco. A good starting point is the Beat Museum, which shows packed with joyous souvenirs. Similar to the same location, Guests can also explore the mural-covered Jack Kerouac street that leads to the City Lights shop (another Kerouac lounge t-shirt). Lastly, crown off the day with the Jack Kerouac beverage that’s paired with bacardi and cocktails at the nearby Vesuvio Cafe.
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6. Los Angeles
The stop of America — that’s what Kerouac called Los Angeles when he came in 1947. In “On the Road” Sal Paradise walked the streets of downtown La. A. With Terry, a girl he met on the bus from Denver. Both Kerouac and Kerouac drew the celebrity-hungry visitors to Sunset and Vine. At that time, the overpass is located upstairs to the ABC and NBC productions and the Hollywood Plaza Hotel, which is now an apartment complex.
Hollywood scenery has changed significantly over The last six decades, but the location is still a major traveler center — particularly at the TCL Chinese Theatre on the landmark Walk of Fame. For an old-school Hollywood meal, create your way to Musso and Frank Grill, a popular location in the 1930s for studio heads who will wine and dine authors.
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7. Lowell, Massachusetts
On March 12,1922, Jean-Louis en Kerouac was founded in Lowell, Massachusetts — an area 30 miles from Boston. It was 47 years ago, He died of retroperitoneal bleeding, and currently, his homestate remains to glory.
Five of Kerouac’s bildungsroman were motivated by Lowell. It was at Lowell High School where he refined his sports competency, gaining a studentship to Columbia University. Currently in search of a suitable location for the use of the mobile phone or tablet, he’s hidden in Edson Cemetery with an easy amyloid that sees “He honored life.” If you can’t consider the serious sticker, For listed locations please contact the Desk. Be sure to tour Kerouac Park and browse the poetry carved in marble bricks throughout the streetscape. Last but not least, before you hit the road, end by the author’s vintage bar, Worthen House Cafe, for one last bravo to the Father of the Beat Generation.
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