Lundy's of Brooklyn
Restaurants
44 Beard St
Brooklyn, New York 11231
Lundy's of Brooklyn
Restaurants
44 Beard St
Brooklyn, New York 11231
718-310-6110
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Frederick William "Irving" Lundy was born in 1895 and raised in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. The oldest of seven children, Irving came from a long line of renowned fish sellers. At the turn of the 20th century, Lundy started a small business, selling clams out of a pushcart. By 1907, he had opened a clam bar, which was built on stilts over Sheepshead Bay. By the time he was 16, he was employing several workers. By 1926, he founded the first Lundy Brothers restaurant, originally located on the waterfront. In 1935, the restaurant was re-established (after major renovations to the pier and bulkheads on the harbor) on Emmons Avenue. The Spanish Mission-style, two-story building in which the restaurant was housed, covered an entire block and could seat up to 2,800 people. At the time, it was the largest restaurant in New York. In 1977, Mr. Lundy passed away and his restaurant closed shortly after. Two decades later, the restaurant was re-opened, under new management, but sadly, closed permanently in 2007. (Until now.)
