![]() ![]() I grew up two blocks away from Edgar Allan Poe Street on the Upper West Side. Collection of The New-York Historical Society. Brennan Farm House, 84th and Broadway, 1879. Send us a note at to suggest what street sign we should investigate next time. Poe lived here nearly two centuries ago, when the neighborhood was farmland, and the rural surroundings helped inspire the writing of his brooding masterpiece, The Raven. Today we’ve got the story of Edgar Allan Poe on the UWS. Earlier this month the Rag asked (and answered) What Do You Have to Do to Have a Street Named After You? We also invited readers to ask us about the stories behind the names on Upper West Side streets. ![]()
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