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the beat museum
from jack kerouac, allen ginsberg, the beats posted in literature by pete_nice
In 2003, the Ciminios transformed their bookstore into the Beat Museum. Three years later, they moved to this two-story location in North Beach.
The Beat Museum now features several donated artifacts of the Beat era and its characters: Jack Kerouac's jacket, Neal Cassidy's referee shirt from his Ken Kesey bus-driving days, the 1949 Hudson- the same make and model that was driven in On the Road- used in the film version of that book and donated by creators of the film.
In addition, the museum features more than 1,000 photos, rare books, paintings, records, and posters to show the Beats rejection of conformity, resistance to cold war mentality, and love of personal freedom.
view full location details...cholodecki’s jewelry store
from bridesmaids (2011) posted in movies by donkeyoti
This location is the exterior for the jewelry store where Annie Walker (Kristen Wiig) does a terrible job.
view full location details...jack kerouac’s birthplace
from jack kerouac posted in literature by speedy_dee
Jean-Louis "Jack" Kérouac was born in the second story apartment of this house on March 12, 1922 "at five o’clock in the afternoon of a red-all-over supper time” (from Doctor Sax, published 1959).
His parents were French Canadians, Léo-Alcide Kéroack and Gabrielle-Ange Lévesque, of St-Hubert-de-Rivière-du-Loup in the province of Quebec, Canada. Jack spoke French exclusively until he was seven years old.
view full location details...morgan cultural center
from jack kerouac posted in literature by speedy_dee
The Patrick J. Morgan Cultural Center was opened in 1989 in a former corporate boarding house for women that worked in the textile mills of Lowell. The center is dedicated to telling "the human story of Lowell" through community-sponsored exhibits, projects and programs.
On permanent display in the Mill Girls and Immigrants Exhibit is Jack Kerouac's typewriter, some of his camping/traveling gear, and his well-worn backpack.
view full location details...nicky’s bar
from jack kerouac posted in literature by speedy_dee
In 1967, Jack Kerouac moved back to Lowell, MA. He had married Stella Sampras, his mother had suffered a stroke, and his sister had died suddenly.
While in Lowell during this period, Kerouac wrote Vanity of Duluoz: An Adventurous Education, 1935-1943. He was also known to frequent Nicky's Bar at this location (currently a restaurant).
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