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Article: CITY TAVERN PRESERVES COLONIAL FLAVOR.(TRAVEL)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- February 9, 1997
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Byline: DIANE STONEBACK Allentown Morning Call
PHILADELPHIA -- Walter Staib was flying at 30,000 feet when his thoughts landed him squarely in the 18th century.
That's when he decided to reopen City Tavern, which had been home to Independence Day celebrations since George Washington, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams drank their first toasts to the new nation's birth.
Once called the ``Most Genteel Tavern in America'' by Adams, the City Tavern was the 18th century's Le Bec Fin, which is one of this city's premiere restaurants. Styled after a fine London tavern, the handsome three-story structure at 138 S. Second St. served the ...
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