A Guide to Century-Old Establishments in the City.
From world-famous department stores to humble pasta-makers, 'The Historic Shops & Restaurants Of New York' is a charming and useful guide to the living landmarks of New York.
Discover the bygone city of Mark Twain and Stanford White, Harry Houdini and Edith Wharton in the venerable shops and restaurants that have served discriminating New Yorkers for generations. Visit the tavern where George Washington bade farewell to his troops, the hat shop where Abe Lincoln traded in his backwoods cap for a more distinguished top hat, the Lower East Side delis, the coffee merchants of Greenwich Village, the purveyors of riding boots, andirons, brass beds and nautical charts.
From the world-famous department stores to humble pasta makers, this volume is an invaluable guide to New York's classiest shopping.
