Barack Obama Lived Here

142 West 109th Street

339 East 94th Street

622 West 114th Street

When Barack Obama transferred to Columbia, the university had no space for him to live so he had to find an off-campus apartment.  He first lived at 142 W. 109th as recently recalled by his roommate at the time.  Because of the apartment's lack of heat, Obama moved to 339 W. 94th St. for his senior year.

The New York Times determined the 94th St. address from telephone directories of the time.  There is an AP article floating around that incorrectly says the address was 334 E. 94th.  That article also says Obama lived at 622 W. 114th St.  I have my doubts as it is a rather upscale building today.  Maybe it wasn't quite so expensive 1983.  Even if the future president didn't live there, the building did have at least one celebrity resident:  Movie director Cecille B. DeMille lived there from 1906 to 1913.

Comments

[ethanf]

I wonder what his address was in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Here is a quote from himself:

Gabriele Sewtz, co-founder of Audacity of Park Slope, spoke to Barack Obama briefly after the event. Gabriele, who had met Barack Obama on previous occasions, was proud to report that thanks to the tireless efforts of Audacity of Park Slope, Barack Obama had won Park Slope with 56% on Super Tuesday. And Barack Obama answered with a smile: "I used to live in Park Slope".

http://www.audacityofparkslope.org/

[Joe]

Interesting. I did not know he lived in Park Slope.