Delmonico's Restaurant, corner of 5th Avenue and 44th Street, c1903. The restaurant, which operated from 1897 to 1923, was the last in a series of restaurants owned by the Delmonicos. Their first was at 23 William Street (1827-1835), and their most famous at 56 Beaver (1837-1890).
Notable customers included Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, Diamond Jim Brady and Lillian Russell, Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde, J.P. Morgan, Nikola Tesla, Edward VII while Prince of Wales.
Journalist Jacob Riis said he was a patron of a different sort - when he was down on his luck, a French-speaking cook would pass him rolls through the basement window.
Source: Wikipedia.
