Stephen King said his Bangor, Maine home will be able to start operating as a writers’ retreat within one to two years
“The King Family has been wonderful to the City of Bangor over time and have donated literally millions of dollars to various causes in the community,” one of the city councilors, Ben Sprague, told“They did not want the house to become a Dollywood or some kind of tourist attraction,” David Gould, a Bangor planning officer,. “That would bring all sorts of people to the neighborhood, and they have other neighbors that live there.
The King residence at 47 West Broadway has nevertheless become a kind of tourist destination over the years. Fans often snap photos in front of the house, a blood-red mansion with an ornate gate boasting all sorts of winged creatures.
When King told her he wanted to write a novel set in the town, she replied “’Wonderful! Just like that fellow Ben Ames Williams! What a nice man he was! Sat in there every day for most of one summer. He was so pleasant and polite!… Who ever would have guessed whatWilliams was an American novelist and short story writer and, perhaps coincidentally, ended up sharing a first name with
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