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Toots Shor 51W. 51St.
Restaurant Matchbook |
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Item Details |
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CIRCA
- 1940-1959
MANUFACTURER
- Lion
Match Co. Inc.
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AVERTISER
- Toots Shor
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SIZE -
2" x 2"
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PRICE GUIDE
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$10.00-$20.00
(full
Book)
$10.00-$15.00
(cover no
matches)
Very Good -
Excellent condition
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Dubbed as Baseball's unofficial
headquarters, Toots Shor's Restaurant
was owned and operated by Bernard
"Toots" Shor at 51 West 51st Street in
Manhattan from 1940 to 1959. It was the
place to be in New York City,
frequented by celebrities such as
Jackie Gleason, Frank Sinatra, Judy
Garland, Marilyn Monroe, Orson Welles,
Yogi Berra, and Ernest Hemingway. It
was also Joe DiMaggio's home away from
his hotel room, and a place of
gathering of sports and Broadway
figures, who came to see and be seen.
In the eyes of Toots Shor, the restaurants glory years were those when the
Yankees, Dodgers and Giants were riding
high in New York. Owner of the New York
Giants Horace Stoneham was a regular as
well.
In 1951 Shor hosted a party held in conjunction with the National League’s
75th birthday. Hall Of Famers in
attendance were the likes of Kid
Nichols, Charley Gehringer, Mel Ott,
Rogers Hornsby, Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker,
George Sisler, Pie Traynor, Mickey
Cochrane, Cy Young, Fred Clarke, Jimmy
Foxx and Ed Walsh. Before the evening
was considered ended, the old
greats—Cobb, Speaker, Hornsby and the
rest—pressed Shor for his
king-sized menus and table-hopped,
getting each other’s autographs.
The matchbook features a brick design resembling the building at 51 West
51st Street, where the restaurant and
lounge was located. The phone number
"Plaza 3-9000" is on the saddle. Inside
advertises "Facilities for Private
Parties, Lunch, Dinner, Supper"
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Toots Shor 51W. 51St.
Restaurant Matchbook |
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30 Stick Matchbook |
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Lion Match Co. Inc. |
Saddle - Phone Number |
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