Riley’s Alley Vs. Gentrification
Washington Place in Greenwich Village, were set to be torn down to make way for a movie theater.
Daily News. Tuesday, Mar. 23, 1920, p. 4.
According to The Daily News, Riley’s Alley was of historic importance as a 17th-century slave auction site, and of interest to tourists because it was where popular 19th-century writer O. Henry had lived.