Schrafft's Manhattan Skyline New York Panorama, 1939 Wheeler the chain closed in the

the chain closed in the 1970s

Heartthrob singer Rudy Vallee also appeared here in cabaret with his own revue

Many oyster companies never reopen

The menu has been handwritten in ink by a servant

Schrafft's Manhattan Skyline New York Panorama, 1939 Wheeler the chain closed in theSchraffts began life as a candy manufacturer in Boston and in 1898 one its salesmen, a visionary man called Frank G Shattuck, opened the first store in New York. His sister Jane introduced the concept of light lunches and Schraffts developed into a chain of restaurants that was particularly popular with women. In an interview with the New York Times in 2004, Mr Shattucks great grandson Frank said of the restaurants refined clientele: Everyone wore