A Pilgrimage Through Bob Dylan's Greenwich Village 🎸🗺️

While watching A Complete Unknown, the biopic about Bob Dylan, I found myself more captivated by the Greenwich Village street scenes than the familiar songs and stories. Here’s a walking tour through the heart of Dylan’s early career in NYC! The Dylan Trail: Music, History & Hidden Gems 📍 Start at W 4 St Station (A/C/E/B/D/F/M) – Dylan’s "Positively 4th Street" refers to the folk scene centered around this area. 🚶 1st Stop: Jones St & W 4 St Turn right after exiting the subway—2 Jones St is where Dylan shot the iconic Freewheelin’ album cover with Suze Rotolo in 19631. 🎷 2nd Stop: Blue Note & Village Vanguard Walk to W 3 St—left to Blue Note Jazz Club, with the legendary Village Vanguard nearby. 🎤 3rd Stop: Cafe Wha? & Gaslight Café (RIP) At MacDougal St & W 3 St, find Cafe Wha? (where Dylan first played) and the now-closed Gaslight Café (his early gig spot)7. 🎸 4th Stop: The Bitter End Head to Thompson St—Dylan’s breakout stage, The Bitter End, still hosts live music today. 🏛️ 5th Stop: Washington Square Park Joan Baez sang about this view in Diamonds & Rust: "Now you're smiling out the window of that crummy hotel over Washington Square." 🎶 6th Stop: Gerde’s Folk City (Gone but Not Forgotten) East on Mercer St—once the site of Gerde’s Folk City, where Dylan made his NYC debut (now demolished). Bonus Spots 🎲 ⚡ Electric Lady Studios – Jimi Hendrix’s studio on MacDougal St (skip the sketchy west side of the park). ☕ Friends Apartment – Bedford St & Grove St—the exterior of the Friends building! Next Stop: More Music History 🚇 Chelsea Hotel – Take the A/C/E to 23 St, where Dylan lived (Room 211) and wrote Blonde on Blonde9. Birdland Jazz Club – Ride the A to 42 St, then walk north—home of Charlie Parker’s legacy. Fun Fact: The A Train’s Legacy 🚂 Duke Ellington’s "Take the ‘A’ Train" (1939) immortalized this subway line. Opened in 1932, some stations still retain their original design—so yes, you might be walking the same platforms Ellington once did! #BobDylan #GreenwichVillage #NYCMusicHistory #FolkMusic #JazzClubs #WalkingTour