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chairman of the board. At the following board meeting on
January 30, 1929, William attempted to turn the tide by firing several executive officers and company directors, replacing them with family members. A proxy battle ensued, but on March 7, 1929, William and his supporters lost the fight to retain control of the company he co-founded 40 years before, by then valued around $ 37,000,000. He did retain a modest non-controlling equity position, which he eventually sold and/or bequeathed.
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in 1935, tells the story of a brief but emotional interaction between a Childs hostess and a random customer (described as a "man of affairs") at the "Spanish Childs" location, presumably on 59th Street. White wrote a number of other short stories and poems that referenced or featured Childs, likely
278:, entitled "Where Everybody Eats Now and Then," called Childs "a national institution. Millions of people eat there at least once in a while and some eat much more often. . . . Most of the people who go into Childs' go in for quick lunches but you can get anything there from a doughnut to a steak."
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December 1929, after being ousted from the core company, William Childs announced that the family had taken over the Archambault Restaurant at 2678 Broadway, and would relaunch it as "Old Algiers" – the first in a series of "old-world" themed restaurants. In this business, he partnered primarily
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Seventh St & 614-616 Olive St, St. Louis. The North Seventh location was leased in 1903 in expectation of the crowds at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in 1904. In 1912 Child's leased 614–616 Olive St, which abutted the back of their N. Seventh St. location, allowing for entrance
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and converted it – without making any structural modifications – to an inn and restaurant. The Olde Mill Inn and The Grain House
Restaurant. This upscale operation was distinctly different from the traditional Childs Restaurants, yet it also met with great success. The family continued to operate
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Despite their market position, Childs
Restaurants were distinguished for their architectural quality, and former locations continue to be appreciated by historic preservationists. In his design and construction efforts, William Childs and his internal architect of 30 years, John Corley Westervelt,
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Closing dates, where known, are indicated in the above table. None of the nautical themed restaurants built in the early 1930s appear in 1940 telephone directories, indicating that Childs' had vacated those structures by that date. The earlier locations in
Manhattan and Brooklyn do appear in those
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In 1898, the brothers, confident and ready for more aggressive expansion, combined with several investors to legally incorporate the Childs Unique Dairy
Company, with capitalization of $ 1,000,000, and the stated intent to "establish and operate restaurants in New York City and elsewhere". It was
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In 1906, fifteen similar restaurants (called "green doors") which were independently owned and operated by
Ellsworth Childs (brother of Samuel and William) were consolidated into the company. Thereafter, Ellsworth remained an executive of Childs until his death in 1929, and is cited as a driving
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By 1925, the chain operated 107 locations in 29 cities, served 50,000,000 meals every year, and was reporting consistent annual profits of $ 2,000,000. The company also grew to include other real estate interests. In March 1925, company president Samuel S. Childs died, although he had not been
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The table that follows is an incomplete list of locations that were built for Childs and reflect the company's style. Note that references often have pictures and more detailed histories, and links in the
Address column, where provided, link to individual Knowledge articles about the buildings
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personally involved in the business for some time, instead focusing on his political career and many other civic and business activities. Operation of the restaurants had long been delegated to his brother and co-founder
William, as vice president and general manager, and other family members.
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dietary preferences on the chain's menu, which generated significant backlash from customers and his fellow managers and investors. The company's stock reached a low of $ 44 in 1928, and during a board meeting on December 12, 1928, William was pressed into resigning as president, but remained
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In 1899, F.O. Hendrick, a nephew of Samuel and William Childs, launched a casual luncheon restaurant at 142 Fulton Street, practically across the street from his uncles' first location on Cortlandt Street, which was by then 10 years old and highly successful. After a short period of family
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Has plaque with what looks like a Childs logo and year built, but Brooklyn phone books of the period indicate it was occupied by a ladies tailor business called "Childs Bros." that despite its similar name had no known connection to the restaurant chain. Presently a commercial
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described the Childs design as "austerely-elegant", and recognized their savvy in tailoring design to environment, such as in midtown Manhattan, where Childs was the first to make "dramatic use of large sheets of curved glass for corner windows", now a common technique.
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In 1955, a young hotelier named A.M. "Sonny" Sonnabend assumed the presidency of the Childs company, and pointed the enterprise in a new direction. In a series of coordinated transactions, the company's name was changed to Hotel Corporation of America, it acquired the
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to the expanded restaurant from both streets. Childs added a second story to the building in 1915 by which point they were the stated owners of the property. Both locations would become referenced in advertising from 1915 until 1935, when the location closed.
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Although legally separate from the core Childs Restaurants chain, the founders and various family members operated a number of other businesses throughout the 20th century. Below are brief summaries of those operations.
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competition, Hendrick ultimately brought his restaurant under the Childs umbrella, and remained an operating executive of Childs Restaurants until the family lost control.
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for its restaurant managers, and three years later, extended the plan to all employees. Within 10 years, employees would own almost 25% of the company's common stock.
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directed by Martin Scorsese 1976. Main character Travis Bickle takes Betsy, played by Cybill Shepard, to Child's restaurant in Columbus Circle on their first date.
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it for some time, but The Olde Mill Inn and Grain House Restaurant was eventually acquired by The Bocina Group, which continues to operate it as of 2009.
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directories, except for the very early location at 815 Broadway and the South 4th Street location, which is not known to have been a restaurant.
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Abraham M. Sonnabend, president (1954–1963) (Converted Childs into Hotel Corporation of America, later Sonesta International Hotels Corporation)
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with three nephews, Ellsworth E. Childs, William S. Childs, and Wallace A. Childs. The new company was soon organized under the corporate name
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By 1950, the company had shrunk to only 53 locations, and was losing money. Nonetheless, it managed to acquire the candy and ice cream maker
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By John C. Westervelt (alteration of 1885 building). In use as a commercial building. Westervelt's office was here until his death in 1934.
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2998:"Lorraine hair nets, Child's Restaurant, Hotel Belmont (3 advertisements) (1938 photo showing Childs in operation at this site)"
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A Childs restaurant is shown during a montage of the streets of Manhattan being cleared by police during the rampage of the
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features the character The Grand Duchess Olga Katrina, a displaced cousin of the Czar, who works as a waitress at Childs.
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Tennessee Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ, replaced in 1927 by a company-built location one block away at South Carolina Avenue
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William Childs, co-founder, vice president and general manager (1889–1925), chairman and president (1925–1929/30)
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due to the daily presence of the establishments in his life during the late 1920s and 1930s in New York City.
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The following locations were not necessarily built by the Childs Company, but are notable for other reasons:
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Report of New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, February 3, 2003, Designation List 344, LP-2106
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incorporated a complete reproduction of a Childs Restaurant in his 1912 production of Alice Bradley's
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Entity Information for "Sonesta International Hotels Corporation", formerly known as "Childs Company"
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Prepare for Saints: Gertrude Stein, Virgil Thomson, and the Mainstreaming of American Modernism
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Jimmy Darmody suggests to Richard Harrow, "Let's go get a steak" in the season 2 finale of
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2218:"Streetscapes: William Van Alen; An Architect Called the 'Ziegfeld of His Profession'"
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205:. The brothers' concept for the establishment was to provide economical meals to the
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2184:"Streetscapes: The Childs Building; Fast Food, Then and Now, On Stylish Fifth Avenue"
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1814:"Owner-Employees Face Two Tests; Battles for Control of Childs and Standard Oil..."
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3648:"About New York: Noted Night-Life Restaurant Quits in Tearful Memory of 42 Years"
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John L. Hennessey, president (1948–1949) (former president of Statler Co., Inc.)
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3599:"Stench Bombs in Childs; Three Restaurants Raided, but Diners Are Not Affected"
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Nautical theme. Attributed to George P. Post. In use as a commercial building.
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By John C. Westervelt. Closed 1943. Designated New York City landmark, home of
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widely speculated, and finally confirmed in 1912, that several officers of the
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2708:"Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island; New York City Telephone Directory (1927)"
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The Odd Couple theme song, film soundtrack, original music score, YouTube
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4036:"Heads Childs Company, E.C. Field Elected President of Restaurant Chain"
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3560:"NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission Report on Standard Oil Building"
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In 1929, William Childs purchased a historic property near his home in
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200 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY (corporate headquarters in later years)
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format, which they introduced in 1898 at their 130 Broadway location.
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2111:"Irving Riese, 71, A Restaurateur Specializing In Fast Food Outlets"
1917:"Childs Returns to the Restaurant Business; Buys the Archambault..."
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Exterior of a Childs on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC, in 1917
3710:"George D. Strohmeyer (President of Childs Company) with hostesses"
2400:"From Food To Freak Shows: Coney Island's Unsung Childs Restaurant"
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New York 1930, Architecture and Urbanism Between the Two World Wars
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3 Beaver Street, New York, NY (Demolished in 1928 to build part of
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Modernist, designer not known. Closed by 1950s. Demolished in 1987.
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404:. A number of the Riese properties are former Childs Restaurants.
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4084:"Childs President Quits; John L. Hennessy Will Remain As Director"
4101:"Personality: Navy, Baseball and Business; Graham-Paige Chief..."
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2007 view showing intact Childs building which later views do not
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2727:. New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Archived from
2373:. New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Archived from
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N. Clarkson Earl Jr., president (1950–1951) (former executive at
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in Flushing Meadows, which turned out to be a financial mistake.
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4020:"George D. Strohmeyer Is Dead, Lead Chain of Childs Restaurants
3203:"Childs Restaurant Building Still Standing on Queens Boulevard"
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We'll go to Yonkers – where true love conquers – in the wilds,
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1546 Broadway (between 45th & 46th Streets), New York, NY
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By John C. Westervelt. In use as a small commercial building.
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The first Childs Restaurant was launched in 1889 by brothers
2201:"Streetscapes: The Former Childs Restaurant in Coney Island"
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estate, with a large number of other Childs family members.
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300–304 W 59th St (SW Corner Columbus Circle), New York, NY
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Nautical theme. In use as a bank and small office building.
4117:"N. Clarkson Earl Dies at 68; Led Childs Restaurant Chain"
3920:"New Restaurant Chain: William Childs Opens 'Old Algiers'"
2722:"(Former) Childs Restaurant Building (Designation Report)"
2300:. Metropolitan Chapter of the Victorian Society in America
2013:"Childs Plan Approved; Order of Confirmation Is Issued..."
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By David Norton Stone, 2019, Arcadia Publishing, Page 95
3693:"In The Real Estate Field: Big Lease In Columbus Circle"
2148:, New York Department of State, Division of Corporations
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Ellsworth Childs, director (1906–1929), treasurer (1929)
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force behind the physical expansion during that period.
2469:. New York City Department of Buildings. Archived from
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1551–1553 Broadway (at 46th St NW corner), New York, NY
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By John C. Westervelt. In use as a commercial building.
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By John C. Westervelt. Demolished in 2007 to build the
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includes a shot of a neon-signed Childs restaurant in
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Samuel S. Childs, co-founder and president (1889–1925)
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The American Architect & The Architectural Review
1701:"Childs Restaurant Founder Is Dead: Samuel S. Childs"
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consulted and engaged respected architects including
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2235:"A Long Farewell to a Restaurant's White-Tiled Past"
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John F.X. Finn, court-appointed trustee (1943–1947)
622:By John C. Westervelt. Closed by 1963. In use as a
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2962:"Lost Fast Food: Childs Restaurants in Washington"
2854:"Certificate of Occupancy - 421-23 Seventh Avenue"
2754:"Next on the List for Coney Island: A New Theater"
2574:. New York City Dept. of Buildings. Archived from
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3465:"JERICHO TURNPIKE, Floral Park-Bellerose, Queens"
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2368:"Childs Restaurant Building (Designation Report)"
2342:"Fade From White: Memories of Pancakes at Childs"
2322:. Daytonian in Manhattan (Blog). January 18, 2014
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1965:"Business & Finance: Stewart Out, Childs Out"
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2499:"Brooklyn Telephone Directory, Winter 1939-1940"
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995:Nautical theme. In use as a commercial building.
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881:Nautical theme. In use as a commercial building.
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16:Restaurant chain in the United States and Canada
4221:. University of California Press. p. 327.
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4199:"New Opera To Be Laid In Childs Restaurant..."
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3513:"Queens Telephone Directory, Winter 1939-1940"
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2543:"Manhattan New Building Database, 1900-1986"
2464:"530 Fulton Street Certificate of Occupancy"
1156:2276 Broadway (at 82nd Street), New York, NY
3580:"The Talk of the Town, Childs in Paramount"
3443:"Coney Island to Midwood, Brooklyn, Part 2"
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2940:"Manhattan Telephone Directory, 1940 Issue"
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2569:"377 Fifth Avenue Certificate of Occupancy"
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1315:George D. Strohmeyer, president (1933–1941)
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265:In September 1919, the company launched an
3985:"S. Willard Smith, 77, Once Headed Childs"
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1949:"Childs Is Ousted At Stormy Board Session"
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1235:Grain House Restaurant in Franklin Corners
1212:142 Westminster St., Providence. 1910-1974
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2942:. New York Telephone Company. p. 189
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1981:"William Childs Left Estate to Relatives"
1638:Chekhov's and Shakespeare's and Wilde's.
1296:F.O. Hendrick, general manager (? – 1929)
1204:18 North Charles St, Baltimore. 1906-1953
431:Surf Avenue, Coney Island, completed 1917
197:(between Broadway and Church Street), in
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2964:. StreetsofWashington. November 28, 2010
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2127:The Riese Organization Corporate History
2063:Sonesta Intl Hotels Corp Company History
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4310:1889 establishments in New York (state)
4254:, 1953, based on life in New York City.
3904:"William S. Childs, A Restaurateur, 52"
3445:. Forgotten New York. December 19, 2010
3327:. Forgotten New York. February 10, 2008
2859:. New York City Department of Buildings
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1309:S. Willard Smith, president (1929–1931)
439:Boardwalk, Coney Island, completed 1923
236:Childs Company Stock Certificate – 1908
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3051:. Forgotten New York. January 17, 2009
2808:. Forgotten New York. October 22, 2005
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2682:"Child's Restaurant, South 4th Street"
2251:"J.C. Westervelt, Architect, 61, Dies"
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1798:"Ellsworth Childs Leaves Small Estate"
1782:"Ellsworth Childs Dies Suddenly At 60"
1318:Edward C. Field, president (1941–1948)
1293:William S. Childs, director (? – 1929)
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4172:Poetry: "Spain In Fifty-Ninth Street"
3953:"William Childs Dead; Restaurant Man"
3421:Borough: Brooklyn Block: 6738 Lot: 49
3303:Borough: Brooklyn Block: 5560 Lot: 52
3181:Borough: Brooklyn Block: 5024 Lot: 67
3107:"This is not just another McDonald's"
2634:Borough: Brooklyn Block: 2433 Lot: 39
2601:"Latest Dealings in the Realty Field"
2283:(New York: Rizzoli, 1987), pp. 275–6.
2273:
1997:"Repeal Cuts Price of Drinks In Half"
1750:"Standard Oil Money To Extend Childs"
1413:And starve together dear – in Childs
1350:
1312:William P. Allen, president (c. 1932)
1226:
925:Nautical theme. Altered, in use as a
4295:Defunct restaurants in New York City
4150:"By the beautiful sea (sheet music)"
3615:"Times Square Plot Bought By Childs"
3569:, See Note 4, obtained March 5, 2010
3541:. New York Public Library. p. 2
3071:"Historic American Buildings Survey"
3063:
2780:"The History of 3 Midtown Neighbors"
1933:"Childs Co Control Seized By Family"
1861:"$ 10,500,000 Bonds for Savoy-Plaza"
1343:, executive vice president (c. 1950)
476:
75:, New York City, United States (1889
3229:Borough: Queens Block: 1334 Lot: 77
3205:. Brownstoner Queens. June 19, 2013
3157:. Forgotten New York. July 28, 2005
3099:
2832:Borough: Queens Block: 1233 Lot: 49
2710:. New York Telephone Company. 1927.
2442:"My Toronto Art Deco trip - Part 1"
2029:"Childs Executive Now Heads Sherry"
1832:"Where Everybody Eats Now and Then"
1830:Miller, A. T. (November 13, 1920).
1039:Nautical theme. Demolished c. 2007.
13:
3969:"William Barber, Legal Leader, 80"
3491:Borough: Queens Block: 8659 Lot: 1
3277:Borough: Queens Block: 160 Lot: 23
3133:Borough: Queens Block: 3620 Lot: 7
1377:Joe was quite a sport on a Sunday,
1299:William A. Barber, general counsel
1287:Luther Childs, director (? – 1929)
853:Boardwalk at South Carolina Avenue
682:. In use as a commercial building.
329:Childs menu from Toronto, Ont.1946
317:Childs WWII era menu cover c. 1943
122:and other northeastern U.S. cities
109:107 locations in 29 cities in 1925
99:None in operation since late 1960s
14:
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4004:"Strohmeyer Heads Childs Company"
3027:Borough: Queens Block: 649 Lot: 5
2549:. Office for Metropolitan History
1270:
1258:Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church
735:Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island
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3365:"15-02 College Point StreetView"
2094:"Childs Approves Plaza Purchase"
1648:What a waste of money and time!
1611:) in Act I includes the lyrics:
1505:
1468:The opening montage sequence of
1406:and others, includes the lines:
837:. Closed 1955. In use as a bank.
272:In November 1920, an article in
4305:Restaurants established in 1889
3736:
3720:
3677:"Journey to an Overlooked Past"
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2660:219 S. 4th Street, Brooklyn, NY
2422:. Lost Toronto. January 5, 2011
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4133:"A.M. Sonnabend Is Dead At 67"
3880:Lost Restaurants of Providence
3539:Menu with locations on reverse
3467:. Forgotten NY. August 5, 2007
1682:
1671:"Childs Company Ups and Downs"
1581:) for the setting of his 1930
1392:in 1925 for the musical revue
447:Washington, DC, completed 1925
145:was one of the first national
1:
3866:, September 6, 1906, Page 3;
3782:. , November 12, 1903, Page 2
2547:Enter "Childs" in owner field
2084:, Page 53, September 28, 1955
1734:"Childs Unique Dairy Company"
1718:"William & Samuel Childs"
1653:
1462:The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
1372:in 1914, includes the lines:
1193:804 Washington St, St. Louis.
267:employee stock ownership plan
244:
91:Samuel Childs, William Childs
50:
4248:Lyrics from "What A Waste",
4205:, February 16, 1930, Page 28
4123:, Page 47, February 19, 1969
4074:, Page 41, November 30, 1948
4026:, Page 39, February 11, 1965
3910:, Page 30, February 20, 1952
3870:, December 27, 1953, Page 24
3842:, December 11, 1984, Page 19
3804:The St. Louis Star and Times
3699:, Page 17, December 23, 1910
3515:. New York Telephone Company
3049:"Broadway in Queens, Part 1"
2501:. New York Telephone Company
2279:Stern, Robert A. M., et al,
2100:, Page 37, November 18, 1955
2050:, Page 42, February 23, 1956
2019:, Page 29, December 24, 1947
1440:and originally published in
1245:Franklin Corners, New Jersey
1196:1121 Walnut St, Kansas City.
409:Sonesta International Hotels
7:
3975:, Page 28, February 9, 1950
3746:(Arcadia Publishing, 2008,
2879:"Manhattan Block 809 Lot 1"
2420:"Yonge Street/Then and Now"
1836:The Magazine of Wall Street
1532:Childs Restaurant Scene in
1486:, one of several locations
1418:
1398:, and famously recorded by
1355:
626:until c. 2015. Currently a
456:(modernist designer of the
275:The Magazine of Wall Street
10:
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4090:, Page 19, August 27, 1949
3894:, January 19, 1919, Page 6
3818:, Volume 36, 1903, page 16
3764:"Beach Skyscraper Open..."
3716:. New York Public Library.
3391:"Queens Block 4076 Lot 14"
2984:Greater Greater Washington
2806:"Woodside, Queens, Part 2"
2065:, retrieved April 25, 2009
1766:"In The Real Estate Field"
1555:You Can't Take It with You
1523:
1450:
1163:1939 New York World's Fair
464:, Pruitt & Brown, and
164:
4010:, Page 29, March 31, 1933
3854:, August 17, 1911, Page 9
3727:"Childs Restaurant: 1917"
3002:Duke University Libraries
2444:. Natalie Servant Designs
2170:, obtained April 24, 2009
2136:, obtained April 23, 2009
1788:, Page 23, April 18, 1929
1220:10 Marietta St., Atlanta.
1055:15-02 College Point Blvd.
827:2 Massachusetts Avenue NW
149:in the United States and
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4107:, Page F3, July 27, 1958
4042:, Page 25, June 27, 1941
3892:The Atlanta Constitution
3794:, July 28, 1912, page 28
3770:, Page 12, March 4, 1906
3621:, Page 31, June 23, 1920
2521:"530 Fulton Street View"
2045:"Childs Co Changes Name"
1955:, Page 17, March 8, 1929
1630:He said the world would
1276:Family-controlled period
4215:Watson, Steven (2000).
3991:, Page 13, July 9, 1949
3840:St. Louis Post-Dispatch
3828:St. Louis Post-Dispatch
3816:The American Contractor
3806:, July 6, 1913, page 18
3792:St. Louis Post-Dispatch
3631:"New Childs Restaurant"
3325:"18th Avenue, Brooklyn"
3253:. Eating In Translation
2405:April 28, 2009, at the
2166:March 20, 2009, at the
2132:April 26, 2009, at the
1804:, Page 12, July 3, 1929
1722:Nations Restaurant News
897:12-14 East State Street
763:. Altered, in use as a
4178:, June 15, 1935, p. 14
3830:, May 5, 1935, page 24
3780:The St. Louis Republic
3714:See caption on reverse
2686:TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2008
1877:"Going Vegetable-wise"
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1626:Suffered and starved,
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989:59-37 Queens Boulevard
783:63-19 Roosevelt Avenue
466:McKim, Mead, and White
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189:, also previously the
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173:A Childs menu, c. 1907
4152:. Library of Congress
3943:, June 20, 1931, p. 7
3852:The Kansas City Times
3565:May 24, 2011, at the
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1099:245-01 Jamaica Avenue
945:67-09 Fresh Pond Road
731:Dennison & Hirons
570:Fulton Street station
497:Notes and 2014 Status
462:Hirons & Dennison
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4276:at Wikimedia Commons
4052:"New Chef At Childs"
3586:, June 9, 1928, p. 9
3109:. Ephemeral New York
2270:, September 10, 1924
1669:Austin, Kenneth L.,
1632:Cheer her some day.
1593:In the 1953 musical
1362:By the Beautiful Sea
1330:, chairman (c. 1950)
698:219 South 4th Street
223:Henry Morgan Tilford
219:Standard Oil Company
33:Childs' logo of 1907
4139:, February 12, 1964
4058:, December 13, 1948
3675:Biederman, Marcia,
3657:. December 11, 1953
3251:"Childs Restaurant"
3155:"Ridgewood, Queens"
2216:Gray, Christopher,
2199:Gray, Christopher,
2182:Gray, Christopher,
2117:, December 11, 1990
1904:, February 11, 1929
1867:, November 29, 1925
1740:, November 27, 1898
1618:Versatile actress,
1546:The Governor's Lady
1534:The Governor's Lady
1370:Harold R. Atteridge
967:534 Flatbush Avenue
536:36 West 34th Street
298:Decline and rebirth
105:Number of locations
45:Childs Restaurant,
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4290:Childs Restaurants
4274:Childs Restaurants
4203:The New York Times
4137:The New York Times
4121:The New York Times
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3655:The New York Times
3635:The New York Times
3619:The New York Times
3603:The New York Times
3535:"1907 Childs Menu"
3493:. City of New York
3423:. City of New York
3397:. City of New York
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3279:. City of New York
3231:. City of New York
3183:. City of New York
3135:. City of New York
3029:. City of New York
2885:. City of New York
2834:. City of New York
2784:The New York Times
2758:The New York Times
2636:. City of New York
2610:. October 19, 1919
2608:The New York Times
2398:Baldock, Melissa,
2346:The New York Times
2255:The New York Times
2239:The New York Times
2233:Dunlap, David W.,
2222:The New York Times
2205:The New York Times
2190:, November 6, 1988
2188:The New York Times
2115:The New York Times
2098:The New York Times
2082:The New York Times
2048:The New York Times
2033:The New York Times
2017:The New York Times
2003:, December 5, 1933
2001:The New York Times
1985:The New York Times
1953:The New York Times
1939:, January 31, 1929
1937:The New York Times
1923:, December 9, 1929
1921:The New York Times
1865:The New York Times
1818:The New York Times
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1786:The New York Times
1770:The New York Times
1754:The New York Times
1738:The New York Times
1705:The New York Times
1676:The New York Times
1636:Repertoire ready,
1634:Came to New York,
1628:Met Stanislavsky.
1616:Girl from Mobile,
1537:
1351:In popular culture
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1227:Related businesses
805:421 Seventh Avenue
628:Shoppers Drug Mart
600:arts organization.
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4272:Media related to
4228:978-0-520-22353-0
3868:The Baltimore Sun
3864:The Baltimore Sun
3605:, August 18, 1936
3087:on April 29, 2014
2734:on March 26, 2013
2380:on March 26, 2013
1679:, August 29, 1943
1620:Tragic or comic,
1601:Leonard Bernstein
1560:George S. Kaufman
1170:Washington, D.C.
1145:Paramount Theater
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646:530 Fulton Street
477:Notable locations
470:Robert A.M. Stern
458:Chrysler Building
363:Savoy-Plaza Hotel
351:Louis Sherry Inc.
308:1939 World's Fair
287:Savoy-Plaza Hotel
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1033:6620 18th Avenue
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823:Washington, D.C.
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753:604 Fifth Avenue
668:377 Fifth Avenue
616:279 Yonge Street
598:Coney Island USA
589:1208 Surf Avenue
568:at the existing
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