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April 24, 2010

McSorley's Old Ale House: Then and Now

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The Gothamist has a great post recently on Charles W. Cushman's photos of New York in the 1940s.  One of the photos, of McSorley's Old Ale House, primarily got my attention because of how much hasn't changed.

McSorley's is the oldest continuously running bar in New York City and was the last bar in the city to allow access to women (after a Supreme Court case in 1970.)  Prior to the Supreme Court ruling, the motto for the bar was 'Good Ale, Raw Onions and No Ladies.'  And even Abe Lincoln is said to have drank there.

Here is McSorley's today: 

http://www.jamesmaherphotography.com/images/0000/0861/McSorleys_old_ale_house_east_village.jpg 


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3 Comments for "McSorley's Old Ale House: Then and Now"
T. Becque says:
April 24, 2010 20:00
It doesn't look that much changed. Nice comparison photos. http://www.thoughts-n-images.blogspot.com
Saxon Henry says:
June 23, 2011 09:27
May I use the bottom image on my blog with photo credit and link back to you?
James Maher says:
June 23, 2011 09:45
Certainly Saxon.