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McGown's Pass Tavern, Central Park, New York City, 1911
Located in the northern portion of Central Park. It is the original tavern on the green.
"A narrow passage between the hills was named McGown’s Pass after Andrew McGown, owner of a popular tavern that sat alongside here. Kept in the McGown family, the tavern was torn down early in the century but rebuilt in the 1880s. In 1895, McGown’s was strangely granted its own election district as, being inside the park, it lay outside normal district boundaries. “There were four voters in this territory last year,” declared the New York Times. “They are four men employed at McGown’s Pass Tavern.” The tavern was eventually torn down in 1917." ... boweryboyshistory.com
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McGown's Pass Tavern, Central Park, New York City, 1911
Located in the northern portion of Central Park. It is the original tavern on the green.
"A narrow passage between the hills was named McGown’s Pass after Andrew McGown, owner of a popular tavern that sat alongside here. Kept in the McGown family, the tavern was torn down early in the century but rebuilt in the 1880s. In 1895, McGown’s was strangely granted its own election district as, being inside the park, it lay outside normal district boundaries. “There were four voters in this territory last year,” declared the New York Times. “They are four men employed at McGown’s Pass Tavern.” The tavern was eventually torn down in 1917." ... boweryboyshistory.com
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Posted in the Past: Revealing the true stories written on a postcard
 (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights) - McGown's Pass Tavern, Central Park, New York City, 1911
Located in the northern portion of Central Park. It is the original tavern on the green.
"A narrow passage between the hills was named McGown’s Pass after Andrew McGown, owner of a popular tavern that sat alongside here. Kept in the McGown family, the tavern was torn down early in the century but rebuilt in the 1880s. In 1895, McGown’s was strangely granted its own election district as, being inside the park, it lay outside normal district boundaries. “There were four voters in this territory last year,” declared the New York Times. “They are four men employed at McGown’s Pass Tavern.” The tavern was eventually torn down in 1917." ... boweryboyshistory.com){kind=small}