Tavern on the Green
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Tavern on the Green is a restaurant located in Central Park, New York City. Of the several dining rooms, the most famous is the Crystal room with windows overlooking the garden. [1]
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[edit] History
The building was originally the Sheepfold that housed the sheep that grazed Sheep Meadow, built to a design by Calvert Vaux in 1870. It became a restaurant as part of a 1934 renovation of the park under Robert Moses, Commissioner of Parks. In 1974, Warner LeRoy took over the restaurant's lease and reopened it in 1976 after $10 million in renovations. It is currently the second highest-grossing independently-owned restaurant in the United States, behind Tao Las Vegas, with annual revenues approaching $40 million and over half a million visitors a year.[2]
[edit] New York City Marathon
Tavern on the Green is the finish line of the New York City Marathon. The Barilla Marathon Eve Dinner, an enormous pre-race pasta party on the eve of the marathon, takes place at the Tavern. All registered marathon entrants receive free admission, and a limited number of additional tickets for family and friends can be purchased for $20. In addition to the staggering 6,800 pounds of pasta and 2,000 pounds of salad served, the evening also features live entertainment and fireworks. More than 10,000 people attend the dinner each year.[3]
The finish line of the marathon is on the West Drive, just outside the Tavern. This finish line was also used for the 2008 Men's Olympic Marathon Trials, which was held in New York the day before the 2007 ING New York City Marathon.
[edit] Pop Culture
- Many Broadway shows have opening night festivities at the restaurant, and the Tavern makes its way into pop culture in movies appearances such as Ghostbusters and The Out-of-Towners and television shows such as “Regis and Kelly Live” and “Elimidate.” Central Park: Play: Tavern on the Green
- Other movies filmed there include Only When I Laugh, Wall Street, Made[4] and Stella.[5]
- The musical title of show includes a line in the song 'Part of it All': "Ducking out of the theatre before the show's finale to get to the opening night at Tavern on the Green!"
- Referenced/seen in the film Everyone Says I Love You.
- Referenced/seen in the film Deconstructing Harry.
- Referenced/seen in the film Ghostbusters.[6]
- It is mentioned in the song "Sometimes I Rhyme Slow" by the Hip-Hop group Nice & Smooth: "I go to Tavern on the Green and have a glass of wine..."
[edit] References
- ^ Central Park: Play: Tavern on the Green
- ^ Drape, Joe. "Setting Restaurant Records by Selling the Sizzle", The New York Times, July 22, 2007. Accessed October 15, 2007. "In 2006, its first full year open, Tao did $55.2 million in business, or $16 million more than its closest competitor, Tavern on the Green in New York."
- ^ Barilla Hosts Marathon Eve Dinner
- ^ Central Park Movie Locations
- ^ Bette Midler as a Selfless Mother in Tear-Inducing 'Stella'
- ^ Ghostbusters Filming Locations
[edit] External links
- Official Website
- Tavern on the Green at the Central Park Conservancy
- Tavern history
- Jennifer Oz Leroy: Restaurantrice in the Green at WomensBiz.us
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