Here's a Fourth of July weekend treat for you: photos of David Goodis' bedroom in 1963 and 2006. At left is Goodis sitting on his bed, staring out of his window. I imagine he struck this pose a lot. This photo was snapped by Temple University, and appeared in their alumni magazine. (Goodis is a 1938 graduate.) At right is the bedroom as it appears today. The house is up for sale, and intrepid Goodis-heads Aaron Finestone and Lou Boxer took a tour of the house and snapped a ton of photos. Only one other family has owned the house since Goodis passed away in 1967, and it looks like things haven't changed much in 40 years. And I'm not sure if Goodis wrote classics like Black Friday and Down There in this bedroom; he probably could have set up his typewriter anywhere. But that bedroom looks just about right, doesn't it? On that small, childlike desk and chair? Gazing out into the dark of the Philadelphia night?Lou Boxer was kind enough to send me all of his Goodis house photos. If anyone's interested, I could certainly post more here. (The Goodis bathroom, anyone?)
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