Whispering in Grand Central Station and Other Fascinating Side Trips

by Shirrel Rhoades

Overview

Where in Grand Central Station do you find the Whispering Wall ... and what restaurant is only a whisper away from it? What's was the purpose of the secret cellar at the 21 Club? Where could you eat at a drive-in in the middle of Manhattan? Why were gorgeous fashion models serving shrimp po'boys in a New York bait shop? Where did the waiters sing opera? Where could you find a nightclub hidden behind a wardrobe in an antique store ... or behind a door in a pawn shop? Where can you eat steak and lobster a few feet from the site of a mob shootout? Ever been to a B&D Club? Want to have a romantic dinner in Aaron Burr's stable? And how do you find a speakeasy hidden in a phone booth? It's all here in this insider's guide to usual restaurants and bars in New York City – both then and now!

Product Details

BN ID:	2940163004560
Publisher:	Whizbang, LLC
Publication date:	02/19/2020
Series:	You Can Go There Travel Series , #4
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Shirrel Rhoades is a writer, critic, filmmaker, former college professor, art collector, publishing consultant – and inveterate traveler. He has published Directions, an award-winning travel magazine, served as editor-in-chief of The Bahamas Handbook and Businessman’s Annual, Sun ‘n Sixpence, What-to-Do Magazine, The Cayman Island Handbook, Cayman Islands Holiday Guide, and other travel guides. His travel articles have been published in The Saturday Evening Post, Looking Back, and many other publications.