When Helen died, Jack married florist Irene Hayes, and when Jack died, Irene took over until selling to veteran restaurateur Jerome Brody, who installed the meat locker windows as of 1964. Right from the start it attracted show biz and sports people who brought memorabilia to be hung on the walls.
The story begins during Prohibition, when former Ziegfeld girl Helen Gallagher and gambler, later husband, Jack Solomon opened a speakeasy that was quickly turned into a Broadway area steakhouse when liquor became legal again. Many a win and many a loss in every sport has been cheered on or lamented at Gallaghers big bar.
