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P. J. Clarke's established 1884 the famous saloon is in a building located at 915 Third Avenue on the northeast corner of 55th Street in New York City that dates to 1864 or 1868 in the city records. Image File history File links PJC_Circle_Logo_100x72. ... Image File history File links PJC_Circle_Logo_100x72. ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Tourists sit outside a bar in Chiang Mai, Thailand A bar in Switzerland. ... Third Avenue is a north-south thoroughfare on the East Side of Manhattan in New York City, running in that borough from East 4th Street north for over 120 blocks. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Big Apple Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,214. ...

The Lost Weekend, 1945, On the way home, he stops in for a few drinks at his favorite watering stop - Nat's Bar on Third Avenue, the legendary P. J. Clarke's, where he seeks companionship in his drinking with congenial bartender Nat (Howard da Silva)

The building is a holdout and is surrounded by a 45 story skyscraper. Clarke's owners, the Levezzo brothers, signed a 99-year lease in a lucrative deal hammered out with Tishman Realty and Development, Inc. Image File history File links PJC---Lost-Weekend. ... Image File history File links PJC---Lost-Weekend. ... The Lost Weekend is a 1945 motion picture directed by Billy Wilder for Paramount Pictures, starring Ray Milland, Jane Wyman and Phillip Terry. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Actor Howard Da Silva in The Lost Weekend Howard Da Silva (born May 4, 1909; died February 16, 1986) was an American actor. ...

The bar was used to represent Nat's Bar in the Ray Milland movie The Lost Weekend by Billy Wilder. The writer Charles Jackson was a daily regular as was the interior designer Robert Denning until his death in 2005. The bar has catered to everyone from the famous, to the infamous. You can say "So, set 'em, Joe" where Johnny Mercer penned One for My Baby on a napkin, sitting at the bar at P.J. Clarke's back when Tommy Joyce was still the bartender. The next day he called Tommy to apologize, "I couldn't get your name to rhyme". Nat King Cole proclaimed in the late 1950s that his P.J. Clarke's Bacon Cheeseburger was "The CADILLAC of burgers!" Frank Sinatra an extremely generous tipper and considered the "Owner" of Table 20 would start out at Sardi's, as he cruised the bars, but he would always end up at P. J. Clarke's. Ray Milland in The Lost Weekend Ray Milland (January 3, 1905 – March 10, 1986) was a successful Welsh actor and director who worked primarily in the United States. ... The Lost Weekend is a 1945 motion picture directed by Billy Wilder for Paramount Pictures, starring Ray Milland, Jane Wyman and Phillip Terry. ... Billy Wilder Billy Wilder (June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was a screenwriter, film director and producer whose career spanned more than 50 years and 60 films. ... Charles Jackson may refer to: Charles Douglas Jackson, an advisor of Dwight Eisenhower. ... Robert Denning (March 13, 1927- August 26, 2005) was an interior decorator whose lush interpretations of French Victorian decor became an emblem of corporate-raider tastes in the 1980s. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Johnny Mercer John Herndon Johnny Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) is regarded as one of Americas greatest songwriters. ... excuse me excuse me my baby in there its a ______ dance floor my heart is pumping cryin out for more the beat is heavy and the boy could be mine so move on over im the djs girl ... For other uses, see King Cole (disambiguation). ... The 1950s were the decade that traditionally speaking, spanned the years 1950 through 1959. ... Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer who is one of the most highly acclaimed male popular song vocalists of all time. ... Sardi’s is a restaurant in New York City located in the theater district at 234 West 44th Street in Manhattan, USA. Known for the hundreds of caricatures of show-business celebrities that adorn its walls, Sardi’s opened at its current location on March 5, 1927. ...

Ernest Borgnine and Ethel Merman announced their impending nuptials to an astonished crowd (the marriage lasted less than two months). Other celebrities who have graced Clarke's include: Billy Martin, Elaine Stritch, Teri Shields, Martin Gabel, Dabney Coleman, Mel Brooks and many other luminaries. Ernest Borgnine shows off his new Chief Petty Officer cover at the Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C on October 15, 2004 Ernest Borgnine (born January 24, 1917) is an American actor. ... Ethel Merman (January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was a star of stage and film musicals, well known for her powerful voice and vocal range. ... Alfred Manuel Billy Martin, (May 16, 1928 - December 25, 1989), was a former Major League Baseball player and manager, including being the manager of the New York Yankees five different times and won three league championships and one World Series as manager of them. ... Elaine Stritch, (born on February 2, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan) is an Irish-American actress and singer with a brassy, rough voice known for her brash, vocal characters. ... Teri Shields (born 1933 in Newark, New Jersey), born Maria Theresia Schmon (sometimes credited as Schmonn), is an American actress, producer and a former model. ... Martin Gabel (born June 19, 1912 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died May 22, 1986 in New York, New York, USA from a heart attack) was an American actor, film director and film producer. ... Dabney Coleman Dabney Wharton Coleman (born January 3, 1932) is an American actor. ... Mel Brooks in the 2005 film of The Producers Mel Brooks (born June 28, 1926) is an American actor, writer, director, and producer best known as a creator of broad film farces and comedy parodies, or as he says, spoofs. ...

David McJonathan-Swarm and Robert Denning having lunch at
P. J. Clarke's on 2 October 2003.

Richard Harris when asked for his favorite food replied "I adore the hamburgers at P. J. Clarke's. In my drinking days, it was my first stop from the airport. A fellow named Vinny used to be the bartender there, and when I told him I wanted the usual, he lined up six double vodkas. I told an interviewer that once, and he said, "That's a lot of bull, that's one of your exaggerated stories! I said, Call a taxi." We walked into P.J. Clarke's, I said, "Vinny, my usual. And he lined up six double vodkas. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1089x740, 62 KB) Summary David McJonathan-Swarm and Robert Denning having lunch at P. J. Clarkes on 2 Oct 2003. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1089x740, 62 KB) Summary David McJonathan-Swarm and Robert Denning having lunch at P. J. Clarkes on 2 Oct 2003. ... David McJonathan-Swarm having lunch with Robert Denning at P. J. Clarkes in New York City David Clarkson McJonathan-Swarm (born 23 November 1947) Radio and Television broadcaster, medical researcher, historian, advertising executive, protégé of Edgar de Evia. ... Robert Denning (March 13, 1927- August 26, 2005) was an interior decorator whose lush interpretations of French Victorian decor became an emblem of corporate-raider tastes in the 1980s. ... October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... There are more than one Richard Harris: Richard Harris (actor) Richard Harris (correspondent) Richard Harris (prospector) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

The bar was actually owned by a Patrick J. Clarke, an Irish emigrant who was hired in the early 1900s by a Mr. Duneen who ran the saloon. After about ten years working for him Clarke bought the bar and changed the name.

There is also a P. J. Clarke's on the Hudson on Vesey Street near #4 World Financial Center (almost on the doorstep of the site known as Ground Zero since the 9/11 attacks). Ground zero is the exact location on the ground where any explosion occurs. ... The World Trade Center on fire The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. ...

External Links

• P. J. Clarke's website