DELMONICO’S FIRST OPENS – Early February 1827
5th Ave & 44th St location – 1897-1923 On February 2, 1827, Swiss immigrants Giovanni Del-Monico and his brother Pietro Antonio Del-Monico paid $312.50 to rent a quarter-house at No. 23 William Street in New York City. Sandwiched between the business district and the dwellings of most New Yorkers, the…