The Garment District of Manhattan
Gefen's Dairy Restaurant
from the archives of Harry Gefen, son of Pola and Salek Gefen, owners of the restaurant. See page 466 in The Dairy Restaurant for a long interview with the Gefens.
Gefen's Dairy Restaurant
from the archives of Harry Gefen, son of Pola and Salek Gefen, owners of the restaurant. See page 466 in The Dairy Restaurant for a long interview with the Gefens.
David Gottlieb: The "Big 3" Vegetarian and Dairy Restaurant
David Gottlieb was the owner of two dairy restaurants in New York City through the 20th century: The Avenue Dairy Restaurant (21 Second Ave.) and The "Big 3" Vegetarian and Dairy Restaurant (11 West 37th Street and 243-245 West 38th Street, c. 1930). See pages 359 and 382 of The Dairy Restaurant. His great-grandson, Dylan Gottlieb, provided the following biographical details of his life.
David Gottlieb (1892-1967) was born in Verbov, Austria, in the historical region of Galicia. He arrived in New York on August 23, 1912 and settled in Manhattan with his sister, Ida. By 1917, he lived on East Houston St and was a waiter at Kantov Brothers Restaurant on Forsyth St.
After his first wife, Bessie, died, he married Jennie Antovil. According to the 1930 U.S. Census, David and Jennie lived on Second Avenue, and he owned the Splendid Restaurant at 245 West 38th St (later known at The "Big 3" Vegetarian and Dairy Restaurant), David and Jennie along with their three children, Lorraine, Stanley, and Gerald, had moved to Brighton Beach. He died there in 1967.
His children did not continue in the restaurant business.
David Gottlieb was the owner of two dairy restaurants in New York City through the 20th century: The Avenue Dairy Restaurant (21 Second Ave.) and The "Big 3" Vegetarian and Dairy Restaurant (11 West 37th Street and 243-245 West 38th Street, c. 1930). See pages 359 and 382 of The Dairy Restaurant. His great-grandson, Dylan Gottlieb, provided the following biographical details of his life.
David Gottlieb (1892-1967) was born in Verbov, Austria, in the historical region of Galicia. He arrived in New York on August 23, 1912 and settled in Manhattan with his sister, Ida. By 1917, he lived on East Houston St and was a waiter at Kantov Brothers Restaurant on Forsyth St.
After his first wife, Bessie, died, he married Jennie Antovil. According to the 1930 U.S. Census, David and Jennie lived on Second Avenue, and he owned the Splendid Restaurant at 245 West 38th St (later known at The "Big 3" Vegetarian and Dairy Restaurant), David and Jennie along with their three children, Lorraine, Stanley, and Gerald, had moved to Brighton Beach. He died there in 1967.
His children did not continue in the restaurant business.