Same Streets

A place in New York

The Forty-second Street cellar

It exists only in the story: this is the spot the story gives it.

A well-fanned basement restaurant at noon, daylight down the stairs.1922The Forty-second Street cellar
A well-fanned basement restaurant at noon, daylight down the stairs.1922 · Illustration, AI-made for Same Streets

The well-fanned basement restaurant where Gatsby introduces Nick to Meyer Wolfsheim. The novel gives only the street; the restaurant is invented.

He's the man who fixed the World's Series back in 1919.

From The Great Gatsby — New YorkRead this stop
Visiting today

The restaurant never existed. The pin is by Grand Central, whose great hall is free to walk through. Subway: Grand Central–42 St.

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