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Gage and Tollner was a restaurant on Fulton Street in Downtown Brooklyn. It had been in business since 1879 and in the same location since 1892 until it closed on February 14, 2004. The Brownstone where it was housed has been in existence since 1875.〔(Fulton Street, Forgotten NY Streetscenes )〕 ==History== It was built about 1875 and is a four story late Italianate style brownstone building. The painted wood storefront was probably added in 1892 when the restaurant opened. It includes a portico with modified Doric order columns. The interior retains the original Victorian design including Lincrusta-Walton wall covering.〔 ''See also:'' 〕 Gage and Tollner's began when Charles Gage opened an "eating house" at 303 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, in 1879. In 1880, Eugene Tollner joined him and the restaurant became known as Gage and Tollner's in 1882. The restaurant moved to 372–374 Fulton Street in 1892.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Gage and Tollner's of Brooklyn, 1956 Review )〕 It attracted customers like Diamond Jim Brady, Jimmy Durante and Mae West.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bklynr – Empty Places )〕 In the 1980s it was bought by Peter Aschkenasy who brought in famed chef Edna Lewis. She helped "transform" the restaurant by adding her famed Southern cuisine, such as cornbread, catfish and a "legendary she-crab soup".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Eat and Be Merry - On Saturday 2 Classics Die - NYTimes.com )〕 Joseph Chirico, who owned the restaurant since 1995, made the hard decision to close the restaurant since "the business was dragging every day." Shortly after it closed, T.G.I. Friday's moved in.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=tien mao's little read book...: Gage & Tollner Transforms to T.G.I. Friday's )〕 T.G.I. Friday's vacated the space in 2007. After gaining interior design approval from the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, an Arby's franchise, owned by Raymond Chera, opened at the location on January 21, 2010.〔 In August 2010, the Arby's franchise closed.〔(Fulton Mall Arby's Calls It Quits )〕 As of 2012 the space is inhabited by a discount costume jewelry and leather coats store. Most of the antique fixtures have disappeared or have been covered up by modern lighting and fixtures. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gage and Tollner」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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