World's Fair Information Manual
EXHIBIT
- Refreshment Complexes
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
- Mr. Jerome A. Johnson, President
- Mr. Robert A. Rabbino, Vice-President
- Brass Rail Food Service Organization
- 120-20 Rosevelt Avenue
- World's Fair, New York 11380
- 888-7000
FAIR CONTACT
- Mr. Robert Cohen
CONTRACT SIGNED
- March 10, 1961
LOCATION
- See Page 2
AREA
- See Page 2
ARCHITECT
- Victor A. Lundy
- 6 East 65th Street
- New York 21, New York
- YU 8-8993
CONTRACTOR
- William L. Crow Construction
FEATURES
The Brass Rail has 25 Refreshment and Souvenir Centers and 6 major restaurants throughout the Industrial, International, Transporation, Federal and State and Lake Areas of the Fair. The refreshment centers provide food and beverages, an outdoor eating area, a souvenir stand, public telephones and pubic comfort stations. Five of these stands have first aid stations. Three stands have adjoining picnic areas: one in the Transportation area, one in the area of State Pavilions and one in the Industrial area.
The 6 restaurants include: The Danish Garden Restaurant, Brass Rail Sandwich Garden, Brass Rail Sandwich Garden*, Brass Rail Italian Garden*, Brass Rail Steak House*, and Brass Rail Pan American Garden*.
All restaurants offer self-service hot delicatessen sandwiches and the latter two, in addition, offer table service steak dinners.
* have bars
INDUSTRIAL AREA
| Location | Square Feet | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Block | 5 | 10,892 | |
| 11 | First aid station | 12,071 | |
| 15 | 10,117 | ||
| 16 | 10,000 | ||
| 16 | 10,483 | ||
| 18 | 10,148 | ||
| 19 | Picnic Area | 10,165 | |
| 19 | Brass Rail Pan American Garden* 888-6260 | 19,553 |
INTERNATIONAL AREA
| Location | Square Feet | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Block | 21 | 11,344 | |
| 21 | Brass Rail Sandwich Garden* 888-8770 First aid | 9,120 | |
| 22 | 10,058 | ||
| 23 | 10,176 | ||
| 23 | The Danish Garden Restaurant 888-5660 | 13,417 | |
| 24 | 10,000 | ||
| 28 | 8,850 | ||
| 30 | 9,453 | ||
| 32 | 8,499 | ||
| 33 | 10,828 |
STATE AREA
| Location | Square Feet | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Block | 35C | 10,120 | |
| 39 | Picnic Area | 10,000 | |
| 45 | First aid station | 10,912 | |
| 45 | Brass Rail Steak House* 888-6250 | 21,897 |
TRANSPORTATION AREA
| Location | Square Feet | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Block | 47 | Picnic Area | 7,845 |
| 49 | 9,307 | ||
| 49 | Brass Rail Italian Garden* 888-5670 | 6,000 | |
| 50 | 11,150 | ||
| 50 | 11,352 | ||
| 50 | Brass Rail Sandwich Garden 888-4670 First aid | 8,620 | |
| 51 | 10,780 |
LAKE AREA
| Location | Square Feet | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Block | 57 | First aid station | 13,169 |
| 57 | 10,000 | ||
| * have bars |
SOURCE: 1965 World's Fair Information Manual