New York City: The Last Stop

Edgar spent his later years in New York City. It was a rather difficult time for Poe and his wife Virgina, as she had been ill for quite some time. Poe had to struggle for money and they were forced to move around from boarding house to boarding house. 

 Other Places Poe lived in NYC:
1837: Sixth Avenue and Waverly Place
1837: 113 ½ Carmine Street
1844: 130 Greenwich Street
1844: West 84th St., btwn Amsterdam Ave. and Broadway
1845: 154 Greenwich St.
1845: 195 E. Broadway
1845: 85 Amity St. (later it was called 85 W. Third St.)
1846: East 47th Street near the East River in what is now Turtle Bay
1846: Poe Cottage, 2460 Grand Concourse and East Kingsbridge Rd., the 
Bronx



Here's a map I made of some places Poe worked which amazingly, was close to where Pace University stands!!! 

The Raven

Here is Vincent Price reading "The Raven". There were several readings I found on youtube including James Earl Jones and Christopher Walken ( after hearing him read "Poker Face" here - I can't take his voice seriously readings anything any more). I chose to post the Vincent Price one instead because of who he is. If you didn't know, Price is famous classic horror movie actor with quite a remarkable voice.

Interestingly enough, I've mentioned Vincent in a post below, a short film by Tim Burton. Not only is the stop-motion film narrated by Vincent Price (also used in Burton's Edward Scissorhands) but it is also inspired by Poe's The Raven!!!