• • Though the West family hung their hats at a few addresses in Brooklyn, they never never ever ever lived on Berry Street — — though one Kings County eatery falsely claims that Mae once lived upstairs — — so it's quite refreshing to hear that Esther Bell is a truthful person who is not trying to create more "address distress" by saying that Mae West was once a resident of Ainslie Street or of Union Avenue. [Nope, Esther didn't — — and Mae wasn't.]
• • Berry Street residents have been lying for years. Hmmmm. Oh, well, if you don't know that baby Mary Jane West was delivered at home by a midwife in Bushwick, then you need to read more — — and we do not need to hear about meaningless menus that misrepresent the facts to customers, thanks a berry bunch.
• • The New York Post picked up Aaron Short's delightful interview with the tyro restaurateur, a bite-size portion of which is below.
• • Aaron Short wrote: Independent filmmaker Esther Bell is hanging up her film reels to open West Café, a Williamsburg café named in honor of Brooklyn’s vaudevillian icon Mae West.
• • Aaron Short explained: When it opens in August, the restaurant, located on Union Avenue near Ainslie Street, will serve coffee and pastries, as well as host an even more delicious salon-style discussion series, hosted by many of Bell’s famous friends — — accumulated from two decades of working in the city’s film and television industry. ...
• • Aaron Short noted: Bell, a 15-year Williamsburg resident, is naming the bar after another North Brooklyn product — — her film hero, Mae West. Some sources claim the sultry silver screen star was born in an apartment over the Berry Street restaurant Teddy’s [sic] — — and she lived in Greenpoint and Williamsburg before making it big (both in film and in person).
• • “I’ll have an homage to her that embodies the period she’s from and her spirit,” Esther Bell informed Aaron Short. “She’s one of the first artistic pioneers in our neighborhood.” . . .
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• • Article: "Go West, artsy Brooklynites! — — Mae West inspires new film industry cafe"
• • Byline: Aaron Short | Courier-Life | Email: ashort@cnglocal.com
• • Published in: The New York Post — — www.nypost.com
• • Published on: 14 July 2010
• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
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howdy, thanks for setting the record straight about the
ReplyDeleteerroneous teddy's birth spot of Mae.. I've read several books and everybody claims a different spot..is their a definitive address.?
The NY post article got a lot of things wrong even my name ..but thanks for posting it and I hope to track down some West collectables or least more fans like yourself
thanks, Esther