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Joan Pantzer, the former showgirl who created what would become the Odeon, has died
She and her husband, Arty, took over the Towers Cafeteria in the fifties, making it a hangout and haven for local artists. She was 94. / 7 comments
Seen & Heard: We now have a Ghostbusters cinema, too
The Alamo Drafthouse is renamed the Ivan Reitman. Plus a relic from the Towers Cafeteria; Hunter Biden in Soho; another novel set in Tribeca. / 3 comments
Catching Up With: Joan Pantzer
The owner of Towers Cafeteria, now living in Vermont, shares some stories and photos of the neighborhood institution before it was The Odeon. / 22 comments
Moving forward and looking back at The Odeon
The A in the cafeteria sign on the Thomas Street side of The Odeon got a new transformer, and that made it seem like a good time to look back at the restaurant's first incarnation. / 2 comments
A Tribeca Pioneer’s Tale
It was 45 years ago today that John Willenbecher moved into his W. Broadway loft. He writes about what life was like around here back then—when you could assume that anyone you saw out and about on a weekend had to also be an artist. / 21 comments
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