98 Greencroft Gardens in West Hampstead was Douglas Adams’ home during the later stages of writing *The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy* radio series and the first novel adaptation. It followed his time at 88c Fordwych Road, only a few streets away, but marked a new chapter in his career — the moment when *Hitchhiker’s* transformed from a cult radio experiment into a full-blown phenomenon.
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Here, Adams began to shape the expanded universe of the books — refining characters like Zaphod Beeblebrox, Marvin the Paranoid Android, and the ever-unflappable Ford Prefect. Visitors and collaborators described a chaotic but creative atmosphere, filled with notes, scripts, and the occasional rubber duck or towel.
Greencroft Gardens became Adams’ writing base as *Hitchhiker’s* fame grew, before he eventually moved on to larger homes — but this flat remains part of the sacred geography of the Guide’s birth: a quiet North London address where the absurd became eternal.
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