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38: 151:, also controlled by the Riese brothers, mostly removing it from the "white tablecloth" restaurant business, and a number of the old locations had been turned into steakhouse-themed outlets. In June 1975, the former parent company, Longchamps, Inc., filed for bankruptcy. 124:
at luncheon, and was otherwise known for such specialties as Oxtail Ragout, Crabmeat a la Dewey, Nesselrode Pie, and "21-Percent Butterfat Ice Cream". A Longchamps in Washington D.C. was among the first tablecloth restaurants there to allow black customers.
136:, became president and majority owner of the chain. In 1967, with a total of eight locations existing in Manhattan at that point, he sold a controlling stake to Murray and Irving Riese. Restaurateur 436: 250:
reporting that 11th Longchamps location was set to open on March 22, 1938, at 253 Broadwayl, opposite City Hall Park, with seating for over 1,000, with interior decorations by Reiss
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In the early 1960s, Longchamps was the first – and perhaps the only – restaurant to introduce complementary
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that consisted of twenty or more locations at its peak, including the Showboat Restaurant located in the
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Henry Lustig (founder), Jan Mitchell, Riese Brothers, Larry Ellman
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In 1971, the chain sold four of its remaining restaurants to
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was a chain of several upscale restaurants centered in
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Longchamps (chain of restaurants)

Manhattan
Empire State Building
Winold Reiss
Ely Jacques Kahn
Metrecal
Jan Mitchell
Luchow's
Larry Ellman
Cattleman Restaurant
the Riese Organization



"F.Y.I."
The New York Times
"Murals"
the original
"With Haute Cuisine for All: Longchamps"
"Open New Restaurant; Longchamps at 253 Broadway Will Be Eleventh in Chain"
The New York Times
"Longchamps Is in New Hands"
The New York Times
"Control of Longchamps Is Sold To Brothers Who Own Childs"
The New York Times
Grimes, William
"Jan Mitchell, Who Put the ü Back in Lüchow's, Dies at 96"
The New York Times
"Ellman will head Longchamps chain"

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