Rockefeller Center Circa 1943
May 29, 2011
Rockefeller Center Circa 1943 from the Library of Jonathan Furr
I can’t even imagine all of the smoking, drinking, and womanizing that must have gone on in this office, but martini lunches with these gentlemen must have been a blast and a half!
Toots Shor’s Restaurant – Old New York at it’s Best
March 6, 2009
Mr. Shor seated at the bar at his restaurant - Image:AP
Mr. Toots Shor was a restaurateur and owner of the legendary Old New York restaurant “Toots Shor’s Restaurant”. Mr. Shor kept close friends such as Frank Sinatra, Joe DiMaggio, Marilyn Monroe and just about every important celebrity from the 1940’s-1950’s. Mr. Sintara even mentions Toot Shor’s Restaurant in his duet with Sammy Davis Jr., “My Shadow and Me”. Check out some of the great paraphanelia and images below.
Toot's Menu - Image: http://www.tipsontables.com
Image: http://www.tipsontables.com
Image: http://www.tipsontables.com
Toots Shor's Restaurant - By Leroy Neiman
Detail of Mr. Neiman's painting featuring Mr. Shor & Mr. Sinatra seated at the bar
Older Menu signed by Babe Ruth
Matchbook signed by Mr. Frank Sinatra - Image:www.deansandfranks.com
Ash tray
Mr. Shor is all business in the corner with Jackie Gleason, Don Larson, and Frank Scott
There’s some great footage of Toots and the restaurant in the clip below:
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