BGuthrie Photos: NY -- NYC -- Overlook: A New York, NY Bar and Grill (225 East 44th St.) incl Cartoon Wall

NY -- NYC -- Overlook: A New York, NY Bar and Grill (225 East 44th St.) incl Cartoon Wall:

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Description of Pictures: Overlook: New York's Bar was another location that Atlas Obscura had recommended visiting. I love comics and the cartoon wall sounded fascinating. I wasn't sure how they'd feel about people coming in to see the walls but they were happy to have me come in. I avoided taking pictures of patrons so I missed some sections of the wall but talked it up with folks there -- some of whom weren't aware of the significance of what they were sitting next to.
Owner Mark Evangelista cheerfully talked about the place, saying he hadn't been familiar with the walls before he purchased the place and named it. He mentioned the recent New York Times article about the place ("The Sistine Chapel of Comic-Strip Art"). The article has a wonderful photograph of artists working on the wall.
The original wall with James Thurber's drawings is gone, presumably kept by the previous owner and hopefully on exhibit somewhere.
Mark said the National Cartoonists Society would be there next month and he was hoping they'd keep working on the wall. He was also looking for advice on how to repair the section that had been damaged by water from the adjacent building. We had a beer together. I had a wonderful time! Come by!

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. OVER_180823_314.JPG: Owner Mark Evangelista
2. OVER_181006_336.JPG: Two other refugees from the NYCC
Atlas Obscura Description: The Cartoon Wall at Overlook
In the back of a nondescript sports bar is a museum-worthy mural by legendary cartoonists.

Dwarfed by neighboring skyscrapers, the Midtown sports bar Overlook is easy to well, overlook. Although it caters to thirsty sports fans, Overlook has something amazing to offer those who grew up reading comics rather than playing ball. In the back of the bar is a wonderfully done mural created by some of the greatest artists in comics.
The mural, in fact, predates Overlook. The building where the bar is currently located was home to a hot spot known as Costello’s. When renowned cartoonist James Thurber couldn’t come up with the funds to pay off his rather sizable bar tab, he drew cartoons on the walls in exchange for clearing the debt.
By 1974, New York Daily News sports cartoonist Bill Gallo recruited some of his comic colleagues to fill up the rest of the walls after a marathon night filled with free booze and food.
The result is an awe-inducing collaboration of notable artists such as Mad contributors Sergio Aragones and Al Jaffee, “Family Circle” creator Bill Keane and Milton Caniff of “Terry and the Pirates” fame, among many others. Pop culture icons Popeye, the Phantom, Bullwinkle, Beetle Baily, Archie, Little Orphan Annie, Betty Boop, Fred Flintstone, Felix the Cat, and Spiderman adorn the mural. The cartoon mural is a hidden historical marker of the comic industry in New York.
The Overlook bar is located in midtown Manhattan and is easily accessible by public transport.

The above was from https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-cartoon-wall-at-overlook-new-york-new-york
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