The Big Apple: “Bar & Bra. Same letters, different words, but both keep men waiting eagerly till they open”

A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.

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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.

Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.

Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.

Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.

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Entry from October 20, 2018

“Bar & Bra. Same letters, different words, but both keep men waiting eagerly till they open”

"Bar & Bra. Same letters, different words, but both keep men waiting eagerly till they open” is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter by “@simonGor9976” on April 24, 2017, but probably began with an image.

Twitter
@simonGor9976
@ybsimon7976
Relax mind first
*BAR & BRA*
Same letters, different words but,
Both keep men waiting eagerly till they *OPEN*.
😀😅😃😂😜
8:10 AM - 24 Apr 2017

Twitter
दाणासुर...
@lankesh_7
BAR & BRA
Same letters, different words but,
Both keep men waiting eagerly till they OPEN.
12:57 PM - 26 Apr 2017

Twitter
Billy The GOAT
@Crazy_Nairobian
Ati BAR and BRA both have same letters but different words
But they both keep men waiting for them to open 😂😂😂😂😂 machos!
2:43 AM - 23 Jul 2017

Twitter
Gurmit Thethy
@GurmitThethy
Bar And Bra Have The Same Alphabet Letters And The Same Effect On Men Too! Both Keep Men Waiting Eagerly Till They Open! 😉 🍻
3:00 AM - 23 Jun 2018

Twitter
Bearded Wonder
@beardedgun_
Bra & Bar - same letters different words but both keep men waiting eagerly till they open!
9:46 AM - 2 Aug 2018

Twitter
patriciabrowne
@Patricia3381
BAR & BRA
Same letters, different words,
But both keep men waiting eagerly till they open.
6:30 PM - 18 Oct 2018

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New York City • Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores • Saturday, October 20, 2018 • Permalink