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. 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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