ch ow ' s , ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁yet ▁reach ▁ 1 3 th ▁Street ▁on ▁the ▁dow nt own ▁side . ▁ ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁the ▁stretch ▁of ▁ 1 4 th ▁Street ▁extending ▁c ros st own ▁on ▁either ▁side ▁of ▁Union ▁Square ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁pr estig ious ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁and ▁August ▁Lü ch ow ' s ▁new ▁establishment ▁quickly ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁" the ▁capital ▁of ▁ 1 4 th ▁Street ". ▁ ▁Stein way ▁and ▁his ▁circle ▁of ▁tour ing ▁and ▁trans pl anted ▁European ▁mus icians ▁compr ised ▁Lü ch ow ' s ▁core ▁client ele ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁years . ▁A ▁pre - s ail ing ▁fare well ▁eng agement ▁at ▁Lü ch ow ' s ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁the ▁pian ist ▁Ign az ▁Pad ere w ski ▁– ▁which ▁last ed ▁six ▁hours ▁– ▁is ▁noted ▁by ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁James ▁Hun ek er , ▁writing ▁for ▁the ▁Times ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁describes ▁how ▁he ▁was ▁called ▁upon ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s ▁to ▁introduce ▁Anton ín ▁D vo ř ák ▁– ▁who ▁is ▁referred ▁to ▁ ▁as ▁" Old ▁Bor ax " ▁– ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁society ▁by ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Conserv atory ▁Jean ette ▁My ers ▁Th ur ber , ▁who ▁had ▁engaged ▁the ▁composer ▁to ▁lead ▁her ▁nas cent ▁musical ▁institution : ▁" L ater ▁we ▁went ▁down ▁to