Two Harlem Libraries Landmarked

Two Harlem Libraries Landmarked



Today, the Landmarks Preservation Commission is scheduled to create the first landmarks of 2009. Five buildings will share the honor including two public libraries on 125th Street in Harlem. The George Bruce Library (left) is located at 518 West 125th Street at Amsterdam Ave. The 125th Street Branch(right) is located at 224 East 125th Street near Third Ave.

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A Celebration of the Martini

Shaken Not Stirred: A Celebration of the Martini

The Top Ten Alleged Martini Inventors
1.J.P.A. Martini, Paris, France, 1763
2.Parker's Saloon, Boston, MA, 1850
3.Professor Jerry Thomas, Martinez, CA, 1852 (or San Francisco, CA, 1860)
4.Harry Johnson, New York, NY, 1860
5.Heublein Company, Hartford, CT, 1894
6.Martini & Rossi, Turin, Italy, 1890
7.The American Bar at the Savoy Hotel, London, UK, 1910
8.Signor Martinez, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, NY, 1910
9.Martini di Taggia, Knickerbocker Hotel, New York, NY, 1910
10.Harry, Harry's New York Bar, Paris, France, 1911

More intellectual duels have been waged over the Martini's origins than for any other cocktail (and just as many feuds over its preparation have parted close allies).

All factions mutually agree, Martinis must be made and presented with style.

As in any rite of passage, neophytes must prepare for the initiation that takes them from the adolescent world of keg parties to the refinement of the Martini.

Elders of this growing sect are well versed in the enigmatic questions of mixology; they faithfully practice the prescribed rituals both in public and private.

They tell tales that have been passed down from generation to generation about the Martini's origins and its rise to elegance. They share the names and locations of sophisticated Martini shrines they've discovered along the way.

Shaken Not Stirred: A Celebration of the Martini - Paperback by Anistatia R. Miller and Jared M. Brown