Last week, as part of our A Lot About a Plot series, we looked back on the history of some bygone jazz joints, including the…
‘A Strange Story’: How 160 Bleecker Went From Slum House to Bohemian Bastion
This week and next, we present a series of longer pieces unraveling the histories of storied buildings. At the end of the 19th century, Ernest…
‘It Was a Joint’: Jazz Musicians Remember Slugs’ in the Far East
Slugs’ Saloon opened its doors in 1964, a neighborhood bar owned by Robert Schoenholt, who died in 2012, and Jerry Schultz. By early 1965, many…