Bridge Cafe

Bridge Cafe

The Bridge Cafe is located at 279 Water Street in the South Street Seaport area of Manhattan. It opened in 1794 and claims to be "The Oldest Drinking Establishment in New York" in a building that used to house a brothel. [ [http://www.eatgoodinny.com/New.York/ The oldest surviving tavern in New York and one-time home to a brothel, the Bridge Café is located in a simple wood-frame building erected in 1794. Although times have changed and the Brooklyn Bridge has since been built next door, old speakeasy ] ] It has been under its current ownership since 1979.

New York Magazine considers it to be one of New York City's Top 5 Historic Bars. [ [http://nymag.com/nymetro/nightlife/barbuzz/11924/ Blasts from the Past] ]

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Café Gondrée — Café Gondrée, links das Museum …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Bridge of Allan — is a town in Stirling council area in Scotland, just north of the city of Stirling. It was formerly administered by Stirlingshire and Central Regional Council.It lies on the Allan Water, a left hand tributary of the River Forth, built largely on… …   Wikipedia

  • Café Gondrée — Présentation Destination initiale Café Propriétaire Arlette Gondrée Pritchett[1] …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Café Bertrand — Pays d’origine , France Genre musical Garage rock Post punk Rock français Années d activité depuis …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Wikipedia:Café/Portal/Archivo/Miscelánea/Actual — Café (miscelánea) …   Wikipedia Español

  • Pegasus Bridge — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Pegasus. Pont de Bénouville, dit Pegasus Bridge Pays France Région Basse Normandie …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Labworth Café — Infobox building building name = Labworth Café native building name= caption = The renovated Labworth Café, now a restaurant and beach bistro. former names = Canvey Island Café building type = Café and shelters architectural style = International …   Wikipedia

  • Stamford Bridge, East Riding of Yorkshire — Infobox UK place country = England official name = Stamford Bridge latitude = 53.989000 longitude = 0.912544 population = 3,394 (2001 census) civil parish = Stamford Bridge unitary england = East Riding of Yorkshire lieutenancy england = East… …   Wikipedia

  • Pegasus Bridge — Rolling bascule bridge redirects here. For other types of bridge referred to as rolling see rolling bridge (disambiguation). Pegasus Bridge before its replacement Pegasus Bridge is a bascule bridge (a type of movable bridge), built in 1934, that… …   Wikipedia

  • Breaux Bridge — Ville du Pont des Breaux Le pont de Breaux sur le bayou Teche Surnom : Capitale mondiale de l écrevisse Administration …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”