tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206380617235471991.post6371655446178000239..comments2023-10-26T09:58:01.275-04:00Comments on The Bowery Boys: New York City History: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, 190 years ago, that an iconic poem was written in ChelseaThe Bowery Boys - Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15973633888975286268noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206380617235471991.post-83383295880020603702012-12-26T10:08:56.860-05:002012-12-26T10:08:56.860-05:00I have been a loyal fan of your wonderful podcast ...I have been a loyal fan of your wonderful podcast since the very beginning. Thank you for all that you do to bring NYC history to life! I would like to offer a correction and addition to this post which comes from my father, Dr. Paul Benson a history professor from deep in the heart of Texas. He's been lecturing on Clement Clarke Moore for years:<br /><br />Moore was not a professor at Columbia but rather a Professor of Oriental and Greek Literature, as well as Divinity and Biblical Learning, at the General Theological Seminary of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Located on land donated by the "Bard of Chelsea" himself, the seminary still stands today on Ninth Avenue between 20th and 21st Streets, in an area known as Chelsea Square. Moore's connection with that institution continued for over twenty-five years.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com