Note on Food

Note on Food

A Note on The Standhope.

This note from LeRoy Neiman concerns the former New York City sidewalk cafe, The Stanhope. In the document Neiman provides a sketch of the restaurant’s facade and setting, placing emphasis on the eatery’s European-style, alfresco seating. The close of the document touches on the building’s conversion to a residential apartment complex, a transformation which closed the sidewalk cafe. The Stanhope—a staple of the Upper East Side—was frequented by museum goers and neighborhood locals during its glory days.

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New York (N.Y.) New York

The Stanhope
In Europe tradition on Manhattan, 5th ave
across from Central Park and the Met Mus
Fountains playing
The Terrace outdoor café offers cuisine
Alfresco style
The Elegant parade and pose
Alfresco - out of doors, in the open
Air: to dine alfresco -
outdoor 0 an alfresco café
Alfresco it: in the cool, in a cool place
Limousines - carriages taxi limos
Elegance - peaceful
Charlie Parker DIED in the hotel
E. side of 5th people stroll
When the Stanhope oft for [?]
apts. the loss the sidewalk café
kept an empty nostalgic memory in
its place. It was the last of the
classy NY sidewalk cafes

Pencil and felt-tipped pen on paper.