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Schrafft's (restaurant chain)

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27: 87: 116:. The dining rooms, which had tablecloths at dinner time, and later had separate standing bar areas, were supplemented by fountain service lunch counters, separate rooms in which were displayed for sale Schrafft's branded candy and ice cream, and various items such as wrapped gift baskets of fruit, candy and stuffed toys. 166:
Schrafft's was known for an air of gentility typical of the upper-middle-class home. Cooks, supervisors, and even some executives were women. Menus of the 1920s and 1930s included many salads, more desserts than entrees, and vegetable selections such as creamed cauliflower and fried eggplant.
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In the 1970s, however, the chain dwindled with most restaurant locations closing within the decade. In 1981, the candy company ceased operations while the few restaurants remaining were in various hands.
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said Schrafft's had 38 locations in the metropolitan area, serving American home food. At its peak there were about 50 units in greater New York.
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When Everybody Ate at Schrafft's: Memories, Pictures, and Recipes from a Very Special Restaurant Empire
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store in 1906. By 1909, Jane introduced meals to the second New York City Schrafft's, at 54
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encouraged chain expansion, and by 1937 there were 43 Schrafft's, primarily in the
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In the late 1960s the Schrafft's candy company was sold to Helme Products while
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Schrafft's was founded by William G. Schrafft as a candy manufacturer in
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58th St.
Restaurant
Parent
Schrafft's
Pet, Inc.

1964 New York World's Fair
chain
New York City
Schrafft's
Boston
Boston
Upstate New York
Broadway
West 36th Street
Manhattan
Syracuse
West 23rd Street
Ladies' Mile shopping district
Great Depression
New York metropolitan area
Boston
Philadelphia
WPA Guide to New York City
Pet, Inc.



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