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The town council established Bridgnorth Public Buildings and Market Company Ltd, to build the New Market Hall, intended to accommodate traders and provide assembly rooms and offices. [1] [2] The building was designed by Robert Griffiths of Quatford. Building started in 1855; the site was originally part of a castle moat and had loose infill, so ...
McSorley's Old Ale House is the oldest Irish saloon in New York City. [1] Opened in the mid-19th century at 15 East 7th Street, in what is now the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, it was one of the last of the "Men Only" pubs, admitting women only after legally being forced to do so in 1970.
A Lion Beer Can from 1936. A. Finck & Son's Brewery - Manhattan, New York City [68]; Beverwyck Brewery – Albany; Central Brewing Company – Manhattan, New York City [69]; Chelsea Craft Brewing Company [70] – brewpub; opened in Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City in 1995; moved to the Bronx, New York City in 2016, but closed in 2017.
The bar was founded in 1829 [1] [2] and, according to the current owner, is one of the oldest bars in the country, having been in continuous operation since 1829 (even during Prohibition [3]), under various names such as Blue Pump Room, Old Abbey, Neir’s Social Hall, and Union Course Tavern.
The boroughs of New York City are the five major governmental districts that comprise New York City. They are the Bronx , Brooklyn , Manhattan , Queens , and Staten Island . Each borough is coextensive with a respective county of the State of New York : The Bronx is Bronx County, Brooklyn is Kings County, Manhattan is New York County, Queens is ...
Other original furnishings include large beveled mirrors, antique cash registers, wooden booths, and New York's oldest dumbwaiter that ferries food orders from the upstairs kitchen down to the bar. Another notable feature is the row of old floor-length [6] [7] 1910 [4] Hinsdale [8] [9] urinals in the first floor Men's room. [10]
A favorite attraction of the restaurant was its famous cheesecake. In a letter to New York in 1973, Dempsey wrote, "Jack Dempsey's cheesecake has been in existence for almost 40 years. And in New York it is an institution in itself. It is baked on our premises, eaten in our restaurant, as well as airmailed all over the United States and Europe.
The front room of the Townhouse building is a cocktail lounge with architectural prints and soft background music, while the back room features a piano bar with nightly performances and open mic singing along with everybody sing-a-longs. [2] [3] There is also a downstairs club room. [4] A conservative dress code is enforced compared to other ...