Marietta, Brooklyn

Marietta was a family-owned clothing store in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn which was founded in 1940. We loved its gorgeous signage made of porcelain tiles.  

When we interviewed the 2nd-generation owner, Giuseppe Chirico in 2009 he told us that he first started working at the store after he returned home from World War II.“  

We included our photo of it in our book “Store Front NYC: Photographs of the City’s Independent Shops, Past and Present” which is available at your local bookseller and online worldwide.

The old tram depot, Krakow

 

Lucia Pizza of SoHo on Canal Street at West Broadway was founded by Salvatore Carlino, who grew up in the pizza business (his parents owned Papa Leone’s in Manhattan Beach).

 

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P.J. Clarke’s

P.J. Clarke’s is located on the corner of 3rd Ave & 55th Street and has remained virtually unchanged since it opened in 1884.

Singer-songwriter Johnny Mercer wrote his 1943 song “One for My Baby” (and One More for the Road”) on a napkin while seated at the bar.

To see & find out more about its unique history and gorgeous original interior, please check out our book “Great Bars of New York City” at your local bookseller and online.

Let us know if you have been to this historic bar & share your stories with us.

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