Does anyone know where in Times Sq this is? (New York: luxury, restaurant)

[rlrl]

http://ephemeralnewyork.files.wordpr...uarehooker.jpg

at first i thought it was B Smith's Restaurant and Bar on 8th Avenue between 44th and 45th but they have been there since 1954. the sign says "Andy Murphy's" above. does anyone know where this is?

[nybbler]

49th and 8th. Building no longer stands.

[rlrl]

well that answers my question of were there hookers on 8th as far north as 49th street..

i suspected it was up in that area as there were a lot of Irish places around

[rlrl]

was that on the Worldwide Plaza side of the avenue or the east side by that Gershwin Luxury building?

[rlrl]

that storefront looks horridly tacky. i wonder what the restaurant was like inside...

[nybbler]

Originally Posted by rlrl

was that on the Worldwide Plaza side of the avenue or the east side by that Gershwin Luxury building?

East side; the Worldwide Plaza side was the previous Madison Square Garden.

The way I found the place was a NYT article about the conviction of the owner on gambling offenses (just the lead, because I'm too cheap to pay for the article)... I imagine the place was a seedy inside as it was outside.

Gambling - News - Times Topics - The New York Times - Narrowed by 'NYC'

It was apparently actually at the corner:
The Talk of the Town: Incidental Intelligence : The New Yorker

[rlrl]

i would have to pay for these articles but you know i might do just that. this stuff is fascinating.

[rlrl]

nybbler did you know the area way back when?

[nybbler]

No, I wasn't around back then for sure :-)