Thursday, February 16, 2017

Happy No. 163 McSorley's!


[Arthur King via McSorley's]

McSorley's is officially celebrating its 163rd birthday today over at its home of, uh, 163 years — 15 E. Seventh St. near Cooper Square. Expect a visit by Lincoln and some shots (so to speak) by the musket-toting McSorley's militia.

Related!

Quiet Lunch Magazine has created the "163rd McSorley’s Old Ale House 2017 Calendar" featuring never-before-published photos of the bar (like the one above) by designer Arthur King in the 1950s when he was studying at Pratt. The calendar is $12. More details here.



Meanwhile!

Whenever mentioning McSorley's and anniversaries... Someone brings this up. Per New York: "Though McSorley’s claims it opened its doors in 1854, NYC historian Richard McDermott used public records to prove it really opened in 1862."

Previously on EV Grieve:
Happy No. 162 McSorley's!
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 16, 2017 at 9:46 AM

    Are you SURE those were taken in the 1950's? The backgrounds look the same they did as last week, and those just could be models dressed in 'new vintage' clothes.

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  2. cmarrtyyFebruary 16, 2017 at 12:42 PM

    9:46

    The guy on the right is wearing a tapered shirt. Hmmmm....

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 16, 2017 at 1:36 PM

    Burp~!

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 16, 2017 at 3:40 PM

    Is this place REALLY 163 or turning 163 years old? I wanna see proof.

    LOL if those pics were phony but I don't think they are as that flopping dude isn't self-conscious to be BS.

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