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Joel's Army
Joel's Bohemia was a two-story all-night restaurant near Times Square, New York from 1902 to 1925, catering to artists, writers, revolutionaries, and other bohemians. Owned by and managed by Joel Rinaldo, it was also known as Joel's or Joel's Bohemian Refreshery. Above the restaurant, Rinaldo ran a three-story hotel.Benjamin De Casseres, "Joel's", ''The American Mercury'26:103:360(July 1932) Its address was 206 West 41st Street. Joel's claimed to be the only place in New York offering Mexican food, with specialties of chile con carne and tamales. His Blue Moon cocktail was notoriously strong. Joel's was once described as a "poor man's Rector's". There was usually piano music, singing, and often an impromptu cabaret show.Joe Laurie, Jr., "Lefty Writes a Letter", ''Variety'157:9:4(February 7, 1945) Among the regulars were Booth Tarkington, Horace Traubel, William Glackens, George Luks, Alan Dale, William Winter, Zoe Anderson Norris, Shaemas O'Sheel, Sadakichi Hartmann, Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Rinaldo
Joel Rinaldo (June 11, 1870, New York City– December 23, 1956) was a restaurateur whose restaurant and hotel, Joel's Bohemia, near Times Square, was a Manhattan institution from 1902 to 1925.Benjamin De Casseres, "Joel's", ''The American Mercury'26:103:360(July 1932) Life Rinaldo was born in New York City on June 11, 1870 to Marks Rinaldo and Minnie (Ellis) Rinaldo, immigrants from Poland ultimately of Portuguese Jewish origin.Peter Merritt Rinaldo, ''The Rinaldos from Poland: A Family History'/ref>FamilySearc/ref> He opened his restaurant "Joel's" in 1902, catering to artists, writers, revolutionaries, and other bohemianism, bohemians. In 1910, Rinaldo self-published his theory of evolution, "polygeneric theory", which hypothesized that each species was independently created when its time had come. In 1921, following Prohibition-based raids on his establishment, he published ''Psychoanalysis of the "Reformer": A Further Contribution to the Sexual Theory'' which purpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
