Wivel, New York 1945 Birds and décor in the 350-seat

and décor in the 350-seat

"The history of the site was intriguing

For decades The Lobster Pot was one of Blackpool's best restaurants and it even had its own ghost

Tiny Naylor – who was 6ft 4in tall and weighed 320 lbs – first opened Biff’s restaurant and then this highly successful Tiny’s chain which had branches throughout California

The hotel was again declared bankrupt in 2003 and has since been taken over by Planet Hollywood

Wivel, New York 1945 Birds and décor in the 350-seatFrom the 1930 edition of Dining in New York" by Rian James: "No epicurean adventure is complete without a one meal stop over at the Wivel. What if the Wivel is off the beaten path? What if you've never heard of it? Travel over to Manhattan's East Forties, stop the first man from Sweden you come to, ask him if he's ever heard of the Wivel, and watch him roll his eyes to heaven, close his lips caressingly, and murmur, as in a dream "Yah, the Wayvil!"