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Mars 2112 (pronounced "Mars twenty-one twelve") was one of many tourist-targeted restaurants in the Times Square district of New York City, based on future space travel and accommodations. At 33,000 sq ft (3,100 m 2 ), it was the largest such themed restaurant when it opened in November 1998. [ 1 ]
In 2006, the restaurant moved to a location in the Bloomberg Tower building at One Beacon Court (151 East 58th Street) and operated as Le Cirque New York at One Beacon Court. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] It comprised 16,000 square feet (1,500 square meters) and was designed by interior designer Adam Tihany [ 15 ] and architect Costas Kondylis.
Willie Colón performing opening night at the new Copacabana [1] on July 12, 2011, in Times Square, New York City. The Copacabana (named after Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro) opened on November 10, 1940, [2] [3] at 10 East 60th Street in New York City.
Inside, the hotel contains 300 rooms, a restaurant, a coffee shop, and a roof bar. The original interior design was devised in 1905 by Trowbridge & Livingston. There are scattered remnants of the original interior design, including an entrance that formerly led from the New York City Subway's Times Square station to the hotel's basement.
A favorite attraction of the restaurant was its famous cheesecake. In a letter to New York in 1973, Dempsey wrote, "Jack Dempsey's cheesecake has been in existence for almost 40 years. And in New York it is an institution in itself. It is baked on our premises, eaten in our restaurant, as well as airmailed all over the United States and Europe.
Other original furnishings include large beveled mirrors, antique cash registers, wooden booths, and New York's oldest dumbwaiter that ferries food orders from the upstairs kitchen down to the bar. Another notable feature is the row of old floor-length [ 6 ] [ 7 ] 1910 [ 4 ] Hinsdale [ 8 ] [ 9 ] urinals in the first floor Men's room. [ 10 ]
Latin Quarter (also known later on as The LQ) was a nightclub in New York City. [1] [2] The club originally opened in 1942 and featured big-name acts. In recent years, it had been a focus of hip hop, reggaeton and salsa music. Its history is similar to that of its competitor, the Copacabana.
The bar's last day was March 31, 2022, involving a line stretching down the block until last call. [3] Later in 2022, the bar reopened as a summer pop-up in the Hotel Eventi in Midtown by owner Erina Yoshida. The pop-up is also hidden, and has nearly all the same staff, some of the old tables and chairs, and some of the original cocktails.