▁oil ▁painting ▁of ▁Bac chus ▁appropri ately ▁surve ys ▁this ▁scene ▁from ▁the ▁opposite ▁wall ." ▁The ▁room ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁ ▁Diam ond ▁Jim ▁Br ady , ▁a ▁v ora cious ▁e ater ▁who ▁was ▁referred ▁to ▁by ▁one ▁New ▁York ▁restaur ateur ▁as ▁" the ▁best ▁twenty - five ▁customers ▁I ▁ever ▁had ". ▁Br ady ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁gang ster , ▁as ▁some ▁assumed , ▁but ▁a ▁successful ▁executive ▁and ▁founder ▁of ▁an ▁autom obile ▁and ▁rail road ▁rolling ▁stock ▁manufact urer , ▁the ▁Standard ▁Ste el ▁Car ▁Company ▁– ▁later ▁merged ▁with ▁P ull man ▁– ▁who ▁had ▁a ▁passion ▁for ▁fancy ▁j ew el ry . ▁He ▁said , ▁" Each ▁must ▁have ▁a ▁good ▁time ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁way ." ▁Br ady ' s ▁long - time ▁e ating ▁companion ▁was ▁the ▁noted ▁actress ▁L ill ian ▁Russell , ▁for ▁whom ▁another ▁room ▁at ▁Lü ch ow ' s ▁was ▁named . ▁ ▁L atter ▁years ▁ ▁August ▁Lü ch ow ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁and ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁business ▁passed ▁to ▁Victor ▁E ck stein , ▁who ▁was ▁his ▁nep hew - in - law . ▁Pro hib ition ▁had ▁begun ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁and ▁the ▁restaurant ▁had ▁to ▁surv ive ▁on ▁the ▁strength ▁of ▁its ▁cook ing ▁and ▁trad itions . ▁After ▁the ▁first ▁few ▁years , ▁L uch ow ' s ▁stopped ▁celebr ating ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁Day , ▁as ▁the ▁customers ▁who ▁brought ▁their