▁– ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁the ▁surrounding ▁neighborhood ▁was ▁primarily ▁resident ial ▁– ▁when ▁a ▁German ▁imm igr ant , ▁August ▁Lü ch ow , ▁purchased ▁the ▁ca fe ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁b art ender ▁and ▁wait er . ▁Lü ch ow ' s ▁remained ▁in ▁operation ▁at ▁this ▁place ▁for ▁a ▁full ▁century , ▁becoming ▁a ▁favorite ▁establishment ▁for ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁entertain ment ▁world , ▁helped ▁by ▁its ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Music , ▁the ▁city ' s ▁opera ▁house , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ ▁Stein way ▁Hall ▁and ▁Tam many ▁Hall , ▁where ▁other ▁entertain ment ▁was ▁offered . ▁ ▁Although ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁column ist ▁O . ▁O . ▁Mc Int y re ▁had ▁written ▁" In ▁a ▁changing ▁world , ▁nothing ▁changes ▁at ▁Lü ch ow ' s ", ▁eventually ▁even ▁the ▁long - running ▁establishment ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end , ▁closing ▁after ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁stim ulate ▁business ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁by ▁moving ▁to ▁the ▁Theater ▁District . ▁ ▁This ▁new ▁effort ▁failed ▁and ▁ended ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁leaving ▁behind ▁satellite ▁locations ▁which ▁closed ▁perman ently ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁The ▁ 1 4 th ▁Street ▁building ▁was ▁finally ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁after ▁being ▁g utt ed ▁by ▁a ▁fire ▁the ▁year ▁before . ▁ ▁Pr on unci ation ▁ ▁The ▁German ▁name ▁ ▁is ▁pron ounced ▁ ▁with ▁the ▁ ▁being