In the summer of 1940, Patricia Highsmith – still a Barnard College student; not yet the prolific writer best known for such works as "Strangers on a Train" (1950), "The Talented Mr. Ripley" (1955), and "A Dog’s Ransom" (1972 – took a brief sublet at 35 Morton Street in an attempt to escape her mother and stepfather and the one-bedroom apartment the trio shared at 48 Grove Street (pictured). Morton and Grove Streets are two of several NYC addresses at which Highsmith resided over the years.⁠ ⁠ More from www.nyclgbtsites.org: Highsmith’s Greenwich Village neighborhood had a lasting influence that reemerged in her later work. While living at 48 Grove Street, she became enamored with the local piano bars and vibrant city nightlife. She often frequented the nearby lesbian bars, as well as Marie’s Crisis Cafe at 59 Grove Street. Several of her novels were later set in the Village. Highsmith's most notable work with an LGBT theme was "The Price of Salt" (1952), a lesbian love story that was based on Highsmith’s brief encounter with a woman while working at a Bloomingdale’s toy counter. Learn more at www.nyclgbtsites.org.⁠ ⁠ Photos: (1) Exterior of 48 Grove Street, c. 2020. The entrance to 48 Grove Street is located at right, towards the rear of the building; (2) Publicity photo of Patricia Highsmith, 1962. Source: Anonymous/Harper and Brothers. #nyclgbtsites #lesbian #herstory