Kuster's Restaurant
Kuster may also have been responsible for one of Newark's curious neighborhood nicknames, "Gingerbread Row." Some claim that Kuster was the original purveyor of the gingerbread cakes on south Second Street, which would eventually lend their name to "Gingerbread Row," the area south of the square on Second Street. [3]
Kuster's at 26-28-30 North Park Place was a popular eatery in downtown Newark. It had banquet halls, dining rooms for both men and women, and a lunch counter. The lunch counter extended more than sixty feet. [4] Kuster and Company hosted events and groups at the facility, serving hundreds of customers each day. [5] The business also conducted external catering, such as for the Licking County Fair in 1882 when it promised to provide "dainty meals" to the multitudes. [6] The operation of Kuster's Restaurant would continue after Joseph's death. The name "Kuster's" became synonymous with dining in Newark by the 1920s, though the multiple restaurants had become a single endeavor located in the Arcade Annex. [7] By 1936, the Kuster's in the Arcade Annex (10-12) had closed, bringing the long-running restaurant company to an end.
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References
- ↑ Newark Manufacturing and Business Review, (1895), 13
- ↑ Newark Daily Advocate, March 23, 1910, 4
- ↑ King, F. Famous and In-famous People, (1925), 22
- ↑ Newark Manufacturing and Business Review, (1895), 13
- ↑ Photographic History of Newark and Licking County, 50
- ↑ Newark Daily Advocate, August 22, 1882, 4
- ↑ Newark Advocate and American Tribune, Nov. 26, 1928, 12