Restaurant named after horses gets its sign on The Bowery

Double Crown, that big place on the corner of Bleecker and the Bowery, served its last meal on Aug. 20. The owners decided to revamp the place, as Diner's Journal first reported.

And for signage fans, workers put up the new sign yesterday...

Contrary to popular belief, the restaurant is not named after a law firm and bail bondsmen ... but rather a pair of New York racehorses that attracted national attention about 140 years ago, Diner's Journal noted. Saxon won the 1874 Belmont Stakes. Parole won the 1877 and 1878 Saratoga Cup.