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- 1 2 3 "Village Landmarks - The Old Grapevine Tavern". New York Public Library. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ↑ "Greenwich Village's legendary Grapevine Tavern". Ephemeral New York. 30 September 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ↑ "PASSING OF THE OLD GRAPEVINE" (PDF). The New York Times. 18 July 1915. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
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