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Preservation Advocacy

SAGES AND STAGES: Preservation Advocacy

October 27, 2004

Intro: Felicia Mayro
Sage: Jack Taylor
Interviewer: Kate Wood
Host: Thom Bess


SIDE ONE

Union Square

Description

At the turn of the century, Union Square emerged as a center for entertainment, commerce, and political activism. Originally commissioned by the city to serve as a recreational respite for New Yorkers in the early 1800s, the name was derived by its 'union' of two major streets: Bloomingdale Road (now Broadway) and Bowery Road (now 4th Avenue1). In 1807, New York City Common Council appointed three commissioners to lay the grid system in Manhattan above Houston Street.

Lüchow’s

Location

New York, NY
United States
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Description

The Lüchow's building was a restaurant established in 1882 by German immigrant August Guido Lüchow. It was a popular destination for many famous New Yorkers including diamond baron Jim Brady, actress Lillian Russell, and composers Richard Strauss, Antonin Dvorak, and Victor Herbert 1.

  • 1. Dana, Robert W. "Lüchow’s marking its 75th Anniversary." Tips on Tables reprinted from April 1957.