Anna Wintour's House, Neighborhood Prepare For Obama (PHOTOS)

Preparations were underway Wednesday morning at Vogue editor Anna Wintour's Greenwich Village townhouse. President Obama is slated to attend a fundraiser there Wednesday night for the Democratic National Committee, with entrance reportedly costing $30,000.

Sullivan Street, where Wintour's home is located, as well as neighboring MacDougal were already closed by police by 9AM (the townhouses on the west side of Sullivan Street, where Wintour lives, share a garden with those on the east side of MacDougal Street). Barricades lined nearby Bleecker and Thompson Streets. Neighbors were told they should carry ID and proof of residence to be able to return home later in the day.

Meanwhile a truck was unloading white floral centerpieces and extra air conditioner units shortly after 11AM.

Comments

[Peter Noble 2]

09:39 AM on 07/29/2010

I live near there. I could go if I starve for half a year and have no healthcare or home. Nice to see Obama meeting the people who really matter.

30k a head makes this private meal a great deal. Why an average Oligarch gets to meet not just the most powerful man in the world but the most powerful decision maker in fashion!

Clearly taxes on the wealthy are far too low. Clearly we need a truly progressive president and a party that does not look like the Republicans.

[polkarde]

09:41 PM on 07/28/2010

I wonder if Arianna is going to be there?...then maybe she could give us all the juicy details.

[SoHologramic]

09:15 PM on 07/28/2010

I live around the corner - it's a lovely block with historic townhouses abutting a large central garden. It is a well preserved section of the quaint Greenwich Village of yesteryear and I appreciate every single day that there are people who care enough to maintain homes such as these.

[veritas88]

12:39 AM on 07/29/2010

how much does it cost to live in that area?

[SoHologramic]

10:01 PM on 07/29/2010

My modest apartment is a far cry from Anna's elegant townhouse, but I pay about $1350 for a 1BR walk-up. It's a very nice neighborhood to live in; safe (as long as you pay attention), convenient to nearly every subway, lots of great little cafes, near SoHo and the amazing west side bike path, and right down the street from Washington Square Park!

[JUSTME]

06:12 PM on 07/28/2010

If I could only have 1% of this woman's clothing budget for myself. . . I would buy even more freaking shoes and not care who liked it!

[Scentedflower]

05:43 PM on 07/28/2010

I like this Bi Racial president
He knows how to mix with white & black, rich & poor, male & female, urban & rural, employed and unemployed, local people and international guests.
Flexible, adaptable, fairly strategic leader-motivates and influences, political and sensible.

[thecanadian]

11:47 PM on 07/28/2010

We Love Your Classy Brilliant President! Wish we could borrow him for awhile

[ttimotteo]

04:56 PM on 07/28/2010

score another one for the madison avenue crowd

[jaslyn]

04:26 PM on 07/28/2010

hmmm, the View and Anna Wintour. There's a message in there somewhere.

[GOPBossLimbaugh]

04:22 PM on 07/28/2010

Rethugliban Saboteurs are RAKING in MILLIONS from Wall street by attacking President Obama's "unfriendly" ATTITUDE towards Wall Street, and promising they (GOP) will be THOUSAND TIMES FRIENDLIER!!!

[nana4g]

10:14 PM on 07/28/2010

They cannot buy my vote.

[vegetablelollipop]

02:30 AM on 07/29/2010

They can buy mine. I need the money, honey!

[panchang810]

04:17 PM on 07/28/2010

Nobody raised eyebrows and hell when Bush and his Repub predecessors raised funds in the past similar to Ana's event. So what's the big deal now with Pres Obama? All political leaders and politicians in any country do the same thing. And how about the record-breaking vacations of Dubya during his two terms.

All I just wish now is to be able to see Ana's house (the interior) even on photos here.

[mardees]

08:31 AM on 07/29/2010

Ana was filmed in her house for the movie, The September Issue. For anyone curious about her life, this is a must-see.

[johnnygoodwud]

08:45 AM on 07/29/2010

there's a DVD out called 'sept. issue' i think about the sept. issue of vogue. some of it was filmed at her country estate and n.y. townhouse.

[studioh!]

03:52 PM on 07/28/2010

must be fun to live in new york and go on the ana win tour!

[nappyman]

03:04 PM on 07/28/2010

Is this the chick that didnt want the jamaican restaurant in her hood? You just went down a notch in my book Bams.

[Dynamohum]

05:12 PM on 07/28/2010

Yeah right

[Morena]

10:10 PM on 07/28/2010

Jamaican-themed restaurant.

[lexingtonKY]

02:53 PM on 07/28/2010

Is Anna's the lavender townhouse or the white one to the left of it?

[Billyguitar]

02:29 PM on 07/28/2010

Hey Anna! My invitation must've got lost in the mail!!!!!

[SweetLemonPie]

08:54 PM on 07/28/2010

Got 30Gs at hand for the fundraising event?

[SiVisPacem]

02:16 PM on 07/28/2010

Seriously President Obama could you try to be even more out of touch? One can go on and on about fund raising but this is Bush league and doing stuff for the "small" people like he is doing in NJ. Who knew the candidate most like Mr Bush was the one on the Democratic ticket? I had my suspicions. No public option, Gitmo/ Bagram still operational, rendition still underway, DADT still not repealed, the wars are being prolonged and now American citizens ordered dead without trial by the POTUS. Sigh, what's next renewing tax cuts for your fund raising birthday buddies? Thankfully I didn't vote for you Mr. President and at this rate you can raise all the money you want (while working for us) but you will not buy my vote.

Feel Free to Flame and Flag but I don't care what the "other guy" does, I care about what this guy, the President of the United States does.

[Billyguitar]

02:30 PM on 07/28/2010

He does have to work within the systems already in place. Change doesn't occur instantly. Besides, he's still better than his competition in '08.

[lmt78]

04:45 PM on 07/28/2010

you're right . . . . . .change takes time......

those who have never worked in govt haven't a clue....

no matter who's in charge.....

change takes time. . . . . .

[latia65]

04:21 PM on 07/28/2010

No vote - why comment!

[SiVisPacem]

05:13 PM on 07/28/2010

Did I say I didn't vote? Do you even know if I am over the age of eighteen and or registered to vote? No clue - why comment?!

[Brian Gorrell]

02:01 PM on 07/28/2010

Hahaha, Anna rocks!

I hope they release pictures of her home interiors.

[marylandtravelinman]

03:56 PM on 07/28/2010

I saw it in the documentary, September Issue, and I was very surprise at how unimpressive it was.

[Morena]

10:11 PM on 07/28/2010

Agreed!