Edgar Allen Poe

After 165 years things are bound to change, even in the Village. Maps are a great way to see that change, and fortunately The New York Public Library has one of the world's great map collections.

Here's a map of lower Manhattan when Edgar Allen Poe roamed the Village:

For fun, compare it to my Google map:

For a nice stroll around the Village, visit the locations of each of Poe's homes.

I suggest that you start at Waverly and Sixth, go down to W. 3rd Street, over to Carmine and end up at James J. Walker Park where there is just one stone monument left from when this area was St. John's Burial Ground. Poe would wander among the tombstones for a little R & R, but you can play bocce instead, and, of course, stop by and visit us.