Mermaids ’n’ monsters,
Guthries make a splash
Woody Guthrie’s children, Arlo
(right) and Nora, were the king and
queen of last Saturday’s Mermaid Parade.
It was the 37th annual Coney Island
confab, known for its colorful —
and skimpy — costumes. Later that
day, the Guthries also unveiled a new
sign dubbing Mermaid Ave. between
W. 35th and W. 36th Sts. Woody
Guthrie Way. The famed folkie and
songwriter lived there in the 1940s,
in the Beach Haven complex, with
none other than Fred C. Trump as
his landlord. As this paper reported,
some Guthrie lyrics about “Old Man
Trump” were recently unearthed,
and in May were performed — to
original music — by Will Kaufman
at St. Joseph’s Church in the Village,
as a fundraiser for The Village Trip
festival in the fall.
Lincoln Anderson
PHOTOS BY MILO HESS
20 June 27, 2019 TVG Schneps Media