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New York Locations in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
12020-12-11T11:59:47+00:00Dani Palatind154649047063f1573b5e650b79e813f632834ff1222This map shows locations in New York that are mentioned in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Location types include parks and beaches, museums and theaters, neighborhoods, nightclubs and restaurant, shops, streets, colleges, hospitals, hotels, and social clubs.plain2021-01-26T12:11:11+00:002021Dani PalatinDani Palatind154649047063f1573b5e650b79e813f632834ff
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12021-02-08T17:13:47+00:00Lorelei's New York City4plain2021-02-10T17:04:34+00:00Lorelei’s New York in Blondes may feel expansive to new readers unfamiliar with the specific 1920s locations mentioned in her diaries. With all of her dining out, shopping, and other excursions she could appear to be running all over Manhattan. However, the New York map of locations in the novel shows Lorelei’s New York is very limited: nearly all of the locations she actually visits are in Midtown Manhattan and Central Park, with the exception of stops on Long Island during the course of her multi-day debut party. The few other locations outside of Midtown are all references. There is one location, Harlem, where Lorelei considers attending a party, but she ultimately decides to stay home when a suitor disapproves of her attendance with another man.
The text of the book edition of Blondes added one New York location not featured in the magazine, the dress shop owned by Madame Frances that Lorelei's suitor Gerry doesn't want her to go to, and that she then goes to when he is out of town and she is bored.