Buddy Holly proposed to his wife Maria Elena at P. J. Clarke’s. Image Source: Wikimedia Commons by Jazz Guy
What New York City saloon brings together Buddy Holly, Woody Allen, Frank Sinatra, Dick Clark, and Don Draper?
Officially located at 915 Third Avenue (on the corner of 55th Street), the original P.J. Clarke’s was and is a favorite of many celebrities and Madison Avenue advertising executives in the sixties. Its history dates back to its founding in 1884 when it was called Hennings. It was sold to bartender Patrick Joseph Clarke in 1912, hence the name, who lived his final moments behind the bar. P.J. Clarke’s was recently sold in bankruptcy court to Philip Scotti and a group of investors that decided to close it down for a year-long renovation meant to leave the establishment as it was decades ago. They now have several locations in Chicago, Washington D.C., and Las Vegas.
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