The Child’s restaurant chain started with one lower Manhattan “lunchroom” in 1898, eventually building up to dozens of locations around New York City and other Northeastern cities. This 1900 “bill of fare” features lots of forgotten foodstuffs. Mmm, butter cakes and creamed oyster on toast!
A former Child’s, built in 1923 on the Coney Island Boardwalk, was granted landmark status in 2003. What’s happening to the building now? It’s the Dreamland Roller Rink and should be open weekends starting July 19.
Tags: Child's Restaurant, Dreamland Roller Rink, Lola Starr, old menus
July 17, 2008 at 7:03 am |
Very Interesting Post…
July 22, 2008 at 3:00 am |
The Coney Island USA building at 1208 Surf was also a Child’s Restaurant.
February 23, 2009 at 2:01 am |
[...] all Child’s had this logo; the famous one on the Coney Island Boardwalk, landmarked in 2003 and now Dreamland roller rink, features terra cotta fish, seashells, ships, and [...]
June 21, 2010 at 4:18 am |
Thought people might be interested in hearing William Grimes talk about Appetite City, a book about NYC restaurants in which he talks about Child’s: http://www.bookpod.org/a-foodie-valentine-to-nyc-restaurants/
OR
http://bookpod.wordpress.com/2010/06/20/a-foodie-valentine-to-new-york-city-restaurants/