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The Restaurants of Old New York

2011_leon%26eddies.jpgToday Jeremiah Moss digs up the dirt on Leon & Eddie's, a strip club and burlesque parlor on 52nd St. that was a popular hangout for soldiers and comics throughout the 40's. Click through to read about the joint's heyday, its famous cabaret stars and eventual decline, as well as what happened to the space once it shuttered in the 50's. [JVNY]

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