Tavern on the Green Turns Blue

Having lost its license and saddled with debt, Tavern on the Green, the famed eatery in New York's Central Park, has closed and will be auctioning off its inventory to pay bills.

The Wall Street Journal reports:

On Jan. 13, when the relics of Tavern history are auctioned off over three days. Everything must go -- Baccarat chandeliers, Tiffany lampshades, topiary shaped like King Kong, a bronze jockey and horse statue from the entrance, the lobby's brass lettering that says "THE BAR," the bar itself, four sets of six mother-of-pearl caviar spoons and the doorman's frock coat, among other things.

The place has long been a tourist trap. But it was a tourist trap that you just enjoyed knowing was there. (Read the full WSJ article HERE)