The Building George Carlin Grew Up In

In August 1941, four-year-old George Carlin moved with his family into an apartment at 519 West 121st Street, at the

In August 1941, four-year-old George Carlin moved with his family into an apartment at 519 West 121st Street, at the top of a hill in Morningside Heights right across the street from the back of Columbia’s Teachers College.

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"Would live there 25 years," reads the timeline at GeorgeCarlin.com. "First everything occurs here: sex, drugs, rhythm & blues."

Columbia now owns the six-story building and rents it to students.

The Building George Carlin Grew Up In