page_title: Lüchow's
hierarchical_section_title: Lüchow's
caption_attribution_description: English: Luchow's ca. 1902. "Garden" as seen from "Cafe" showing effect created by skylights added in extensive 1902 construction. The big arched opening is actually a mirror. Gas lighting fixtures are shown. To the left is the door where the headwaiter stood. Within, R. is the office - later a semi-private dining room. This is a drawing from a Postcard of Luchow's ca. 1905 with edges cropped to show only the here visible drawing of the restaurant interior. The artist is unknown. It is probable that this was one of a number of similar postcards made in order to draw attention to the rooms depicted, which were completed in a major construction project and opened in 1902. Gas lighting fixtures are shown. Postcard has been slightly spindled or mutillated. (See brown column R.)
context_page_description: Lüchow's was a restaurant located at 110 East 14th Street at Irving Place in East Village in Manhattan, New York City, with the property running clear through the block to 13th Street. It was established in 1882 – at a time when the surrounding neighborhood was primarily residential – when a German immigrant, August Lüchow, purchased the cafe where he worked as a bartender and waiter. Lüchow's remained in operation at this place for a full century, becoming a favorite establishment for people in the entertainment world, helped by its proximity to the Academy of Music, the city's opera house, as well as Steinway Hall and Tammany Hall, where other entertainment was offered.
  Although in the 1930s columnist O. O. McIntyre had written "In a changing world, nothing changes at Lüchow's", eventually even the long-running establishment came to an end, closing after an attempt to stimulate business in 1982 by moving to the Theater District. This new effort failed and ended in 1984, leaving behind satellite locations which closed permanently in May 1986. The 14th Street building was finally demolished in 1995 after being gutted by a fire the year before.
context_section_description: Lüchow's was a restaurant located at 110 East 14th Street at Irving Place in East Village (near Union Square) in Manhattan, New York City, with the property running clear through the block to 13th Street. It was established in 1882 – at a time when the surrounding neighborhood was primarily residential – when a German immigrant, August Lüchow, purchased the cafe where he worked as a bartender and waiter. Lüchow's remained in operation at this place for a full century, becoming a favorite establishment for people in the entertainment world, helped by its proximity to the Academy of Music, the city's opera house, as well as  Steinway Hall and Tammany Hall, where other entertainment was offered.
  Although in the 1930s columnist O. O. McIntyre had written "In a changing world, nothing changes at Lüchow's", eventually even the long-running establishment came to an end, closing after an attempt to stimulate business in 1982 by moving to the Theater District.  This new effort failed and ended in 1984, leaving behind satellite locations which closed permanently in May 1986. The 14th Street building was finally demolished in 1995 after being gutted by a fire the year before.
caption: Luchow's ca. 1902: "Garden" as seen from "Cafe" showing the effect created by skylights added in the extensive 1902 construction. The big arched opening at the rear is actually a mirror. Gaslights are shown. To the left is the door where the headwaiter stood. Within, right, is the office, later a semi-private dining room.
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