Posted February 22, 200718 yr i have been meaning to throw the forgotten borough some love and attention and today was the day, so hang on for a few threads about staten island. yes, we will get to that famous ferry too, but first lets start at tottenville which is at thee very bottom of the island. outerbridge to new jersey new jersey across the arthur kill this is conference house park and here is the conference house it was known locally as the billopp house more plaque-age...certainly deserves it nice view from the conference house park gazebo/deck by the water this point is as south as it gets in new york state perth amboy, new jersey across the way a beautiful sunny morning, i think it hit 50 degrees moving along a few scenes from around tottenville...its utterly suburban styled, but fine silly waterfront queso bait machine! bait machine! sadly, these firefighter named streets are all over the island the good cheese time to finish up with lunch at the charming old german restaurant killmeyers cute -- its at the intersection of arthur kill road & sharrotts road yezz, lezz go insiiide ok it has the correct atmosphere for sure this great old bar has a story it was commissioned by nicholas killmeyer's sons & it's made of mahogany dyed cherry wood. it was brought to the usa in parts and assembled by jewish russian immigrants who lived on the bowery. the original ice box was made to chill kegs. beer was brewed by monroe eckstein's four corners brewery on manor road (i got that off the menu). sauerbraten & spatzel - it was tasty fun facts from the website: The postcard below shows KILLMEYER’S as it appeared around 1907. Viewed closely the original shows that Monroe Eckstein’s Four Corners Brewery supplied the beer here. KILLMEYER’S had already been around for half a century, at least. Ol’ Cap Simonson claims that part of this building goes back to the early 1700’s. The earliest maps show one or two structures in this area, so who knows? We do know that Balthazar Kreischer sold this property to Nicolas Killmeyer around 1855. The next generation of Killmeyers expanded the original building, made the upstairs hotel, and commissioned the beautiful Mahogany bar in 1890. The Simonson family bought the building from the Killmeyer heirs in 1945. It was known as “Rube’s” until the 1950’s when Cappy decided that the 100 year old structure would be better off called, “The Century Inn”. In 1995 we bought it from the Simonson family, restored it and renamed it KILLMEYER’S OLD BAVARIA INN. Whether you are planning a small get together in our private party room, listening to music in our large outdoor Beer Garden, or feasting on an authentic German dinner in our main dining room, you will agree that KILLMEYER'S is a unique and exciting piece of Staten Island history. We hope to see you soon. Ken & Elise Tirado, Proprietors http://www.killmeyers.com/about_us.asp so lets end with a pic of killmeyers today *** i hope you enjoyed part one of staten island, the forgotten borough -- hang on for more to come ***
February 22, 200718 yr Keep Staten Island coming! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
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