April 21, 2026
Tag: New York CIty
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They Were Champion Boxers Once, and Restauranteurs Too
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Jack Dempsey and Sugar Ray Robinson were champion boxers — Dempsey as a heavyweight and Robinson as a middleweight and welterweight. While they fought in different eras of “the sweet science,” their post-fighting paths led them to New York City and the restaurant business.
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Sammy’s Bowery Follies
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Sammy’s Bowery Follies was not the first “dive bar” nor did they invent the idea of “slumming” but for a stretch of time through the 1940s to the 1960s, Sammy’s was New York’s best example of both.
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April 21, 2024 5 Comments
Entertainers of every sort appear on postcards and those cards are very collectible. Movie stars top the list, and the list is long. Names like Thomas and Benny are known worldwide but those were not the names they were born with. Postcards highlight two of the best.