(rshsdepot) Subway Tavern

["Paul S. Luchter" <luckyshow_@_mindspring.com>]

From the 10/28/1904 New York Times reporting on the opening  of the 
first NY subway the day before. From the column sidebar "Things Seen and 
Heard Along the Underground"

"Congressman Robert Baker, the man who wouldn't take a pass from the B. 
and O. was on the official train. A Republican fellow-passenger regarded 
him for some time with a malevolent glare, and then, touching him on the 
shoulder, said in icy accents: 'Mr. Baker, did you pay for this ride?'
  Of course, everybody on that train was riding free. Baker gave a 
melodramatic start and hissed:  'Detected!'"

Not only does this show that the Times did not always use the 
pretentious "Mr." every time a name was mentioned (they also said 
"dived" instead of "dove", "ensurance" instead of "insurance", but 
that's another story), but shows the political "scandal" is always with 
us.

 There was also this interesting item, (in re to the report of a 
restaurant to maybe be on the abandoned 18th Street Lexington line, and 
the closed off Sabros area that overlooked the Penn Station IRT downtown 
platform):

"When the official train passed Bleecker Street, where the Subway Tavern 
is, everybody let out a cheer, but the train didn't stop.
  'The train slowed down a little, however," observed one passenger, 
"expecting that Bishop Potter would come aboard."

A few weeks later I saw an article on Bishop Potter supporting this 
Subway Tavern, but I saw no reference anywhere about it, Does any one 
know about this subway saloon, how long it lasted, or any information?

Paul Luchter

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