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Once the late night spot where, according to a 1953 issue of The New York Visitor, the “glitterati [would] spin in their best evening gowns to [a] live orchestra,” the Hotel Edison has had its fair share of celebrity. Built in 1931, it had modern amenities for the period – air-conditioned dining rooms, … read more
Located next door to the Hotel Edison, Rum House embraces the hotel’s legacy as a hot spot for New Yorkers to dine and dance. Today, it serves as a bar with live jazz and blues playing every evening.
Though it has changed functions a couple of times over the years – once a theater and then a restaurant – the Edison Ballroom started as an event space and has come full circle to its original use. It is now a venue for a range of affairs and carries on the feeling of Old New York that the Hotel … read more
The last theater commissioned by the Shubert brothers, the Ethel Barrymore was built by Herbert J. Krapp in 1928 to honor its namesake. The brothers decided to dedicate this to the actress when she came under their management as a way to convince her to take the lead role in The Kingdom of God, the theater’s … read more
Renowned in the city, and in the suburbs of Westchester for his other restaurant, Lia’s, Executive Chef Craig Cupani began his career at the 21 Club and then moved onto other top restaurants before deciding to venture out on his own. Having eaten in his Hartsdale Italian restaurant while living in the … read more
Opened in 1991 by Joaquin (Jack) Gonzales, Trattoria Trecolori has made a name for itself in the Theater District. Having moved twice before finally landing on 47th Street in 2007, the restaurant has nonetheless prospered. Although Jack, the family patriarch, passed away in 2001, his three sons – Victor, … read more
Debuted as the Mansfield in 1926, after actor Richard Mansfield, the theater fell on hard times until 1945 when it was taken over by CBS Studio 59. In 1960, the theater was refurbished and re-opened under its new name, Brook Atkinson, to honor the theater critic by the same name who had been a longtime … read more