The Hoity-Toitiest Spot Extant

In a June 1931 column for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, entertainment writer Rian James promoted his "Gadabout Guide" to New York's unconventional dining establishments. His "Wide-Open Spaces Department" captured Depression-era roadhouse culture, describing how drivers of modest vehicles gripped their steering wheels anxiously amid traffic.

James surveyed various establishments across New York City, Long Island, the Bronx, and lower Westchester before concluding with the Nikko Inn at Harmon-on-the-

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