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...flagrant displays of briefcases and papers, are frowned upon.” Cell phones are a cardinal sin. At the Algonquin, on the other hand, there are no such qualms. “It is a business club,” scoffs one member of the Tavern. The St. Botolph and Tavern Clubs are considered “artsy,” and the Union “is full of business lawyers.” Boston’s British heritage gives the town, for better or for worse, a distinctly clubby, if stratified atmosphere. Though many...
...Botolph and the Tavern are both seen as “artistic” clubs. They are considered more intellectual, and their purpose is to reach into those realms beyond the mere conviviality of the clubs down the street. Much like the Tavern, the “St. B” brings together some of the city’s leading personalities in the fields of academia, business, journalism and the arts. The bonhomie of the St. B is legendary. “It is like the Signet and the Faculty Club,” says former Dean of Students...
...blueblood is no longer too visible,” says former Atlantic Monthly editor Robert Manning, who is also a member of the Tavern...
...TAVERN CLUB...
...Tavern (1884) is said to be so exclusive that the man who proposed forming the club, a teacher of Italian descent, was denied admission. Sort of. Another story tells how a man who ate with his toes created the club. Not quite. In fact, a group of young artists and like-minded Gilded Age Bostonian gentlemen would often meet together to dine at some of the restaurants in the Park Street area. One day a troup of vaudville freaks shoved their way through the entrance of the restaurant and demanded service. The “armless wonder?...