Coney Island Restaurant Landmark, Auctioned
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<p>Left: Empty shelves behind the counter at Gregory & Paulâs. Right: One of the many cash registers auctioned yesterday. There were about 25 of them. Biddersâmostly restaurant operatorsâsaid they couldnât use them because the numbers didnât go high enough.</p>
<p>A sign for yesterdayâs auction. </p>
<p>A National Cash Register from the 1960s.</p>
<p>The Cyclone, from inside Gregory & Paul's</p>
<p>Salem Spirit, even in freeing temperatures. </p>
<p>Left: <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=LakDAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA11-PA27&lpg=RA11-PA27&dq=york+safe+lock+%22maiden+lane%22&source=web&ots=upSyn-B5kd&sig=TI0rTXPDMdT8FJci8SzpqYFWeCY&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result">York Safe & Lock Company</a> Safe, marked inside "<em>Maiden Lane, New York</em>." Circa 1905. Right: One of the walk-in refrigerator boxes has a wood-paneled interior. </p>
<p>Coney Islandâs <a href="http://history.amusement-parks.com/dreamlandtower.htm">Dreamland Tower</a>, which burned down in 1911, was covered with 100,000 light bulbs. Gregory & Paulâs didnât have quite as many bulbs, yet Coney Island is less bright without it. The fixtures accompanying these bulbs failed to attract any bidders. </p>
<p>This French Fry cutter was manufactured in Philadelphia around 70 years ago, according to an auctioneer estimate. It was attached to its own table, weighed about 100 pounds, and was used to make crinkle cut French fries. The machine sold for $50; the winning bidder said heâd use it at his restaurant. âI just have to get one of my guys to clean it up,â he said. </p>
<p>Crinkle French fry cutters, manual-style. </p>
<p>This Schaefer sign was in the trash. </p>
<p>On May 30th, 1982, a man parachuted onto the Coney Island Beach, in front of Gregory & Paulâs restaurant, hundreds of beachgoers. Someone shot these photos on that date. Later that year, Air Supply came along and shot <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXgt_Aol4NA">this</a>. </p>
<p>Fried Delicious Onion rings. The price likely changed a few times during the lifespan of this sign. </p>
<p>Little signs for food were everywhere: in drawers, cabinets, and in corners of the restaurant. </p>
<p>Sorry, No Sprinkles</p>