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Washington Square (other)
Washington Square may refer to: Places * Washington Square (Bangkok), Thailand * Washington Square, Pasadena, California, a neighborhood of Pasadena, CA * Washington Square (Brookline), Massachusetts ** Washington Square (MBTA station), Brookline * Washington Square (Charleston), South Carolina * Washington Square, New Orleans, Louisiana, in the Faubourg Marigny * Washington Square (Newport, Rhode Island) * Washington Square (Philadelphia), Pennsylvania, park ** Washington Square West, Philadelphia, neighborhood * Washington Square (Salt Lake City), Utah * Washington Square (San Francisco), California * Washington Square, Savannah, Georgia * Washington Square, Syracuse, New York * Washington Square Park (Chicago), Illinois * Washington Square Park, Greenwich Village, New York City Buildings * Washington Square (Detroit), Michigan * Washington Square Village, New York City * Washington Square (Bellevue, Washington) Shopping centers * Washington Square (Oregon), Tigard, Oreg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Square (Bangkok)
Washington Square was an entertainment area in Bangkok, Thailand, located for many years at Sukhumvit Soi 22, near the Phrom Phong skytrain station. It contained bars, restaurants, massage parlors and a katoey theatre. Popular mainly with Bangkok expatriates, Middle East oil field workers and older, male, white Americans including many Vietnam War veterans, ''Bourbon Street'' was well known for serving Cajun and Creole food and was written up by the ''Bangkok Post'' in 2005. The area features in Christopher G. Moore's series of crime novels about private eye Vincent Calvino, and the Texas Lone Staar bar was often mentioned in the mystery novels of Dean Barrett Dean Barrett (born 1942, New London, Connecticut) is an American novelist, mystery writer and playwright. Most of his writing takes place in Asia, especially China and Thailand. Background After graduating from university, Barrett joined the A ..., who once rented an apartment in the Square. Washington Square ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Square (Detroit)
Detroit City Apartments is a high-rise in downtown Detroit, Michigan. Built in 1981 and named Trolley Plaza for nearby Washington Boulevard trolley line, the residential building stands 28 stories tall. The building is located at 1431 Washington Boulevard and occupies the block bordered by Clifford Street, Grand River Avenue and Washington Boulevard. In 2009, Village Green purchased the building and changed the name of the high-rise apartments to Washington Square. In 2013, Washington Square became the Detroit City Apartments. The property consists of a 5-floor parking structure topped by 23 floors of residential apartments. The 6th floor, which extends out of the parking structure, includes the lobby, swimming pool, health club, tennis court, and other amenities. Two-story, townhouse-style penthouse suites fill the 27th and 28th floors. Image:TrolleyPlazaDetroit.JPG, As seen from Woodward Image:BooktowerTrolleyPlaza.jpg, Central United Methodist Church spire and Washingt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Square News
''Washington Square News (WSN)'' is the weekly student newspaper of New York University (NYU). It has a circulation of 10,000 and an estimated 55,000 online readers. It is published in print on Monday, in addition to online publication Tuesday through Friday during the fall and spring semesters, with additional issues published in the summer. It serves the NYU, Greenwich Village, and East Village communities in Manhattan, New York City. History The newspaper was born in 1973 as the result of NYU's merging of their two campus weeklies: the University Heights campus in the Bronx had published ''The Heights Daily News,'' while the Washington Square campus in Lower Manhattan originally published ''The Washington Square Journal.'' Between 2003 and 2004, ''WSN'' debuted the "Bobst Boy" story, which went on to become an overnight national sensation. In 2000, WSN launched its websitnyunews.com In 2017, WSN launched its podcast, "Newsflash", and then rebranded the following year as " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Square (TV Series)
Washington Square is an American musical comedy television series that was broadcast on NBC beginning on October 21, 1956 and ending on June 13, 1957. Format Star Ray Bolger portrayed a talent agent who sought performers in New York City. The set of ''Washington Square'' was modeled after the area of the same name in New York City, including components representing Greenwich Village Inn and Washington Square Playhouse. Bolger said that the facilities were flexible enough to stage a dramatic or comedy show "using the stage of the playhouse as our set . . . or we could do a whole variety show in the inn or as an outdoor production on a set representing Washington Square Park". Cast and guests In addition to Bolger, Elaine Strich played the operator (and mistress of ceremonies) of the Village Inn. The dance duo Mata and Hari played instructors in a school of dance. Daniza Illitsch initially played Mama Rosa, with Kay Armen succeeding her. Other regulars were Rusty Draper, The Thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Square (film)
''Washington Square'' is a 1997 American romantic drama film directed by Agnieszka Holland, and starring Jennifer Jason Leigh, Albert Finney, Ben Chaplin, Maggie Smith and Judith Ivey. The screenplay by Carol Doyle is based on the 1880 novel of the same name by Henry James, which was filmed as '' The Heiress'' in 1949. The film was a critical success but a commercial failure. Plot Dr. Austin Sloper is a doctor and resident of a large house on New York's Washington Square. His wife dies in childbirth, leaving a daughter, Catherine, to be raised by her father. As a child, Catherine is overweight, clumsy, and untalented; however, she is also a sweet, affectionate child. She adores her father and tries hard to please him, but he considers her a disappointment and treats her with ironic condescension. His thoughts are still much occupied with his beloved wife and with a promising son who died before Catherine was born, and he privately – but bitterly – resents his only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Square (novel)
''Washington Square'' is a novel written in 1880 by Henry James about a father's attempts to thwart a romance between his naive daughter and the man he believes wishes to marry her for her money. The novel was famously adapted into a play, '' The Heiress'', which in turn became an Academy Award-winning film starring Olivia de Havilland in the title role. Background The plot of the novel is based upon a story told to James by his close friend, British actress Fanny Kemble. An 1879 entry in James' notebooks details an incident where Kemble told James about her brother, who romantically pursued "a dull, commonplace girl...who had a very handsome private fortune." Plot In 1840s New York City, naive, introverted Catherine Sloper lives with her tyrannical father, Dr. Austin Sloper, in Washington Square, a fashionable neighborhood near Greenwich Village. Embittered by the deaths of his wife and son, Dr. Sloper makes Catherine a constant target for verbal and mental abuse. Catherine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Squares
The Washington Squares are a neo-beatnik folk revival music group. Modeled after early 1960s groups like The Kingston Trio and Peter, Paul and Mary, the group was named after New York City's Washington Square Park, emblematic of Greenwich Village. The group, consisting of Bruce Jay Paskow, Tom Goodkind, and Lauren Agnelli, came up with their name over free drinks provided by Agnelli, who was a waitress at a Mickey Ruskin's Chinese Chance off Washington Square Park where Goodkind and Paskow were regulars. Paskow, Goodkind, and Agnelli dressed, played, and sang in a style evocative of the idealistic, left-leaning folk revival groups of the Kennedy era, but added a layer of post-punk Reagan-era irony. Paskow had previously played in the punk band The Invaders; Agnelli had been in the Nervus Rex and a writer for the Village Voice; Goodkind, the band's leader, had knocked around in U.S. Ape and was best known as creator and manager of large alternative music venues in Manhattan suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings
''Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Counting Crows, released in the United States on March 25, 2008. It is thematically divided into two sides: the rock music of ''Saturday Nights'' and the more country-influenced ''Sunday Mornings.'' Vocalist and lyricist Adam Duritz states that the album "is about really wanting to mean something and failing to do it. You want your life to mean something. You want to be somebody and then what you turn out to be is so much less than what you thought you were going to be." The ''Saturday Nights'' portion was produced by Gil Norton (who also produced the band's second album, '' Recovering the Satellites''), while ''Sunday Mornings'' was produced by Brian Deck, perhaps best known for his production work on Modest Mouse's album '' The Moon and Antarctica.'' The album debuted at number 3 on the ''Billboard'' 200, the band's highest peak since '' Recovering the Satellites'' and it sold 106,000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Square (composition)
"Washington Square" is a popular instrumental from 1963 by the New York City-based jazz group The Village Stompers. The composition was written by Bobb Goldsteinn and David Shire. Background The composition is named after the famous park in New York City.Hyatt, Wesley (1999). ''The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits'' (Billboard Publications) Chart performance "Washington Square" was a hit single, reaching No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in the week ending 23 November 1963, kept from the summit of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 by Dale and Grace's hit song " I'm Leaving It Up to You". "Washington Square" did, however, top the ''Billboard'' Easy Listening chart for three weeks that November and made the top 30 on the ''Billboard'' R&B chart. Accolades In addition, the instrumental was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best Instrumental Theme. Other recordings Other artists have recorded the tune, sometimes with song lyrics. Among these acts are: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Square Mall (Indianapolis, Indiana)
Washington Square Mall is a regional shopping mall located on the eastern side of Indianapolis. It opened in 1974 and was renovated/expanded in 1999. Today, the mall consists mostly of Finish Line and Target, as well as AMC Theatres. History This mall was built by Edward J. DeBartolo Sr. and opened in April 1974, supplanting Eastgate Shopping Center three miles to the west, which had opened 1957. JCPenney, Sears, and many prime tenants made the move from Eastgate to Washington Square. L. S. Ayres, William H. Block, and Lazarus were also anchors when the mall was built. Simon Property Group merged with the DeBartolo company in 1996. Simon renovated the mall in 1999. The mall faced a rough period of decline between 2005 and 2010, at which point several stores, including Old Navy, JCPenney, and Macy's, pulled out. However, with Burlington occupying the former JCPenney since 2003 and Indy Wholesale recently moving into space formerly occupied by Macy's. Washington Square ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Square Mall (Evansville, Indiana)
Washington Square Mall is a shopping mall located in Evansville, Indiana, United States. It opened October 31, 1963 and was the first enclosed shopping center in Indiana. Developed by Erie Investments, the mall was originally anchored by Sears and an A & P supermarket. Louisville-based Stewart Dry Goods The Stewart Dry Goods Company — alternately known as Stewart Dry Goods, or Stewart's — was a regional department store chain based in Louisville, Kentucky Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and t ... was added, as a second anchor department store, in 1969. This store -as well as the entire chain- was merged with Indianapolis' L. S. Ayres chain in 1980. After the larger Eastland Mall opened in 1982, Washington Square struggled to retain stores. In 1987, the mall was remodeled and expanded to help it compete with the newer mall. The expansion was initially successful and the mall was sold a few years later to Facet Financial. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Square (Oregon)
Washington Square is a shopping mall in the city of Tigard, Oregon, United States. Located in the Portland metropolitan area along Oregon Route 217, the shopping complex is one of the top grossing malls per square foot in the United States, with sales of $716/ft². Opened in 1973, the mall is currently managed and co-owned by The Macerich Company, a real estate investment trust, and is anchored by Macy's, Nordstrom, JCPenney, and Dick's Sporting Goods. History On May 3, 1972, plans for Oregon's largest shopping mall at that time were announced by Winmar Pacific, Inc.,"Shopping center contributes to fast-growing phenomenon". '' Hillsboro Argus'', October 19, 1976. a developer bought by Safeco in 1967. It was to be a development with space for 100 stores. The mall was to include over on in an L-shaped pattern. On August 16, 1973, Meier & Frank became the first tenant to open at the mall. Sears and Lipman's then opened that November, followed by Liberty House and Nordstrom d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
