Here’s a throwback to the 1930s with local author Henry Miller, who once lived at 180 Clinton Avenue, near the corner of Myrtle Avenue.  It’s quite apparent that Mr. Miller was not found of Myrtle Avenue when he lived in the area back in the 1920’s.  In 1929, he and his wife left Clinton Hill, and Brooklyn all together, and became expats in Paris.

The above passage is from Miller’s novel Tropic of Capricorn.  The book was a prequel to Tropic of Cancer and was banned in the United States for over twenty years for being too “obscene.”

We’d like to think that if the author visited Myrtle Avenue today – maybe got brunch at The Runner or enjoyed a cupcake at Brooklyn Sweet Spot – he’d find a little more love for our beloved thoroughfare?

180 Clinton Avenue, between Myrtle and Willoughby Avenues.

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