Arthur Miller, playwright of All My Sons, The Crucible, lived at this address in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood while finishing Death of a Salesman.

In 1955, he sold the property to W. E. B. DuBois.

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Day 24 of Banksy's BETTER OUT THAN IN

A suitor with flowers waits in vain at the door of the Hustler Club in Hell's Kitchen.

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The Hackney brothers practiced at their home everyday between 3-6 pm: Bobby (bass, vocals), David (songwriter, guitar) and Dannis (drums).

Originally calling themselves Rock Fire Funk Express, guitarist David convinced his brothers to change the name of the band to Death.

In 1974, the three African American brothers recorded seven protopunk songs at United Sounds Studio in Detroit.

The band's story was featured in the 2012 documentary A Band Called Death.

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Opened in 1922, and the source of the phrase "86'ed"- Chumley's has been a speakeasy for writers for several generations.

On September 22, 2000, the Friends of Libraries USA placed a plaque at the location that read the following:

A celebrated haven frequented by poets, novelists and playwrights, who helped define twentieth century American literature. These writers include Willa Cather, E.E. Cummings, Theodore Dreiser, William Faulkner, Ring Lardner, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Eugene O'Neill, John Dos Passos, and John Steinbeck.

J.D. Salinger used to meet up with other writers here while he was writing short stories before WWII.

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J.D. Salinger had a post office box (P.O. Box 32) at this location for several years. He was photo-ambushed here numerous times.

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