tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post6558618994152589482..comments2024-03-26T04:26:04.911-07:00Comments on Lost City: Remembering Harvey's Chelsea HouseBrooks of Sheffieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-19188478890682857242016-09-20T12:55:57.618-07:002016-09-20T12:55:57.618-07:00I have never liked a restaurant more. Harvey was c...I have never liked a restaurant more. Harvey was congenial; the food and service were excellent; and the old New York atmosphere was pervasive and uplifting. Once, in the seventies, friends and I indirectly caused Harvey to injure himself. We were celebrating a New York Yankees pennant or series win and we splurged by ordering champagne. Ever in good humor, Harvey delivered it in the floor cooler himself. Somehow ice or water dripped onto the floor and Harvey slipped badly. On my next visit, I learned that he had incurred a painful knee injury and needed an operation administered, I was told, by Joe Naimith's doctor. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-7288981679089821362016-08-15T18:56:36.569-07:002016-08-15T18:56:36.569-07:00The bar from Harvey's still exists and can be ...The bar from Harvey's still exists and can be found in a restaurant called The Bar Room on 60th Street between Lexington Avenue and Park Avenue.Dshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13525296652702811197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-25147662277639961632016-06-11T20:21:51.783-07:002016-06-11T20:21:51.783-07:00Unknown: What painting are you speaking of? I cont...Unknown: What painting are you speaking of? I contacted Kid Shelleen's and they don't know of any painting.--BrooksBrooks of Sheffieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-5957542238821054342016-05-25T12:00:14.276-07:002016-05-25T12:00:14.276-07:00I was a waiter at Harveys in 77 and 78. Dick was a...I was a waiter at Harveys in 77 and 78. Dick was a great guy to work for. I still talk about those times. The painting that hung in the restaurant is now in a restaurant called kid shelleen's in Wilmington Delaware. Also the restaurant scene in the pilot of Law & Order with Michael Moriarty was shot at Harvey's.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01038471495851005116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-9219723239366603262016-05-06T15:28:34.019-07:002016-05-06T15:28:34.019-07:00Rob V. Glen, Scottie, Dean. all the staff. Great p...Rob V. Glen, Scottie, Dean. all the staff. Great people fabulous ambiance.<br />Chicken Washington, The Grupper, Soda Bread, Dick running around after a hunting trip asking people at the bar if they would like to try rattle snake that he had brought back. Over cooked and dry I might add. Probably Dicks way to get you to order another drink.<br />I closed that bar many a nights. Was a great neighborhood bar. I had a loft on 20th street had many many many meals there.<br />80s-90-sAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11246159328851917640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-48983822106219813932015-07-26T13:30:47.053-07:002015-07-26T13:30:47.053-07:00I worked at an auto parts store on the corner of 6...I worked at an auto parts store on the corner of 6th and 16th in the late '70s and used to go to Harvey's frequently after work. Got pretty friendly with the bartenders (mostly gay, who went with me to the premiere of the movie "Cruising" in which I was an extra). Dick Harvey used to have a vintage Buick Riviera that was often parked out front. On display in the bar were photo-realistic paintings of the bar interior and also of that car with a parking garage employee that was often sitting out front. I hung out there with some car salesmen from the (at that time) only BMW dealership in town, Transatlantic BMW which was on the corner of 6th and 18th. Also considered having my wedding there (1984).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05741146240101204695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-38077364573840590952014-01-11T06:11:19.922-08:002014-01-11T06:11:19.922-08:00The Old Chelsea Restaurant, which was its name pri...The Old Chelsea Restaurant, which was its name prior to "Harvey's," was owned for a time by my uncle Lowell Larsen. I spent the summer of 1966 in NYC and used to hang out there. It was a great place to be, with all the beautiful wood. Folks from NBC studio used to come over for lunch. Uncle Lowell had a bar cat, and once he threw a man out because he shoved the cat. <br /><br />After Uncle Lowell died, his wife, Daphne, abandoned the restaurant. I'm so glad to find your blog and learn some of the history that happened after that! I'm sorry to hear it's all gone now. I loved being there.Jody Larsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-70055076101479764822013-01-24T07:39:36.320-08:002013-01-24T07:39:36.320-08:00During the 80's Dick Harvey spent less time at...During the 80's Dick Harvey spent less time at the restaurant, his attention diverted to his passion for expensive antique cars. He also took extended trips, leaving a relative and other employees to run the place.<br />This led to unfortunate decreases in revenue, putting the place in a hole. When Harvey tried to straighten up the floundering ship it was too late. He had also opened a place on 11th Ave. in the 40's, not exactly a great location. So you can see the trouble he was in.<br /><br />Bruce BethanyBbethany7https://www.blogger.com/profile/03087121542567890095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-43932407211760078252013-01-07T23:44:59.868-08:002013-01-07T23:44:59.868-08:00It had aqua-colored velvet curtains that went to t...It had aqua-colored velvet curtains that went to the floor. It seems they went all around the walls. Because if there were windows behind the curtains-- who even cared, it was so cosy. We always went there for my birthday, even when we had to go in from out of town. Now I'm reminded of it when I answer the security question "what is your favorite restaurant?" <br />'Harvey's Chelsea Restaurant,' I say, and I feel bad, I want to say, 'but it's not there anymore.' LynnLynn Caraganisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-10212587995484212172012-12-22T13:19:23.825-08:002012-12-22T13:19:23.825-08:00It was a great place with one of the finest bars I...It was a great place with one of the finest bars I spent time belling up to. It had two old fashioned cash registers that were functioning and used. Some very talented artist did an oil painting that depicted the bar and was beautifully accurate. I was heartbroken when it was no more. I would occasionally see the actress Sandy Dennis in the back having a sandwich. Interestingly, many of the bartenders, and or owners, always referred to the bars that they worked at as ‘the store’, kind of a holdover from old New York. It was a truly beautiful barroom.Lionelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060833157064898764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-84443734692914940392012-12-20T11:58:26.250-08:002012-12-20T11:58:26.250-08:00This used to be my main hangout.
I used to work ou...This used to be my main hangout.<br />I used to work out at a gym a block away and would hit the bar afterwards for a burger and a beer.<br />It was an elegant, grownup place.<br />The night before I got married, my best friends and I came here for dinner and drinks.This was the 80's.<br />I will never forget Harvey's and that time in general.<br />If I could go back in time I would jettison this age of mediocrity in a nanosecond.maximum bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321544954063188522noreply@blogger.com