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The Bar Where Booze Wrote The Gift of The Magi

Posted on February 16, 2010 by kara

Established in 1864, Pete’s Tavern claims to be the oldest, continuously operating bar in NYC (during prohibition, Pete’s was disguised as a flower shop!). Pete’s also boasts being the pub where O. Henry (the pen name of William Sydney Porter), … Continue reading →

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