Lindy’s, New York 1930s Seahorse the King was a generous

the King was a generous host and no expense would have been spared in presenting the finest food and wines to his guests

These tiny birds—captured alive

He and his son Antone opened a fish store in Jefferson Street and then established the restaurant on the historic Wharf

one of us would say 'Here comes another poor boy

the Earl Carroll Theater

Lindy’s, New York 1930s Seahorse the King was a generousClara and her husband, Leo Lindy Lindermann, opened the original Lindys restaurant, a Jewish deli on Broadway between 49th and 50th streets in 1921. This menu is from their second much larger and busier location that opened in 1929, just up the street from the original that closed in 1957, the year that Lindy died. The newer location attracted a colorful crowd, a whos who of Jews and gentiles, celebrities, columnists, writers, and aspiring actors and