When he spoke about writing Breakfast at Tiffany’s, author Truman Capote once said, “I am always drawn back to places where I have lived, the houses and their neighborhoods. For instance, there is a brownstone in the East Seventies where, during the early years of the war, I had my first New York apartment….” This enchanting townhouse on East 71st Street may or may not have been an inspiration for Capote, but its wide tree-lined block was chosen as a setting for the filming of Blake Edwards’s 1961 film adaptation of the now-iconic novel.
Video of the Week: Pacific Sunset Villa in Waikoloa, Hawaii
November 30, 2023
