Paprin's Restaurant

Paprin's Restaurant was an eating establishment located at 61st Street and 60-19[1] Roosevelt Avenue in Woodside, New York. It was enlarged in December 1937. After expansion the eatery fronted Roosevelt Avenue for seventy-five feet and seated 1,000 people. Its ballroom and banquet hall had a capacity of 500 persons.[2]

In June 1938 the ceiling above the oval bar at Paprin's Restaurant fell in while a singer performed, with forty patrons standing at the bar. Seven people were slightly injured but most of the customers were unhurt. A noticeable sagging of the ceiling, prior to its collapse, was fortuitous, enabling many in the crowd to escape without injury.[1]

Queens College Alumni Association met at Paprin's Restaurant in September 1950. Joseph I. Fishman became the new Queens president when the association held its third annual election of officers.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Ceiling Falls in Restaurant, New York Times, June 13, 1938, pg. 7.
  2. ↑ Enlarge Woodside Restaurant, New York Times, pg. 242.
  3. ↑ Queens Alumni to Meet, New York Times, September 24, 1950, pg. 75.
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