In Greenwich Village find out how in 1895 the Washington Square Arch, symbolic portal to Greenwich Village and the East Village, was officially christened in gala pageantry attended by Grover Cleveland. Read about Village Bohemians like Marcel Duchamp ( Nude Descending a Staircase ) and John Reed (The Day in Bohemia and Ten Days that Shook the World ), who demanded independence for Village residents and visitors from the top of the arch in 1916, declaring...