The Recess Club Of New York 1930
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The Recess Club was an exclusive lunch club for financiers located at 60 Broadway in New York City, particularly prominent in the 1930s.
Overview
Establishment: The club was organized and incorporated in 1911 by a group of prominent figures in the Wall Street district.
Membership: The membership included financiers and businessmen, and its 1911 board of directors featured well-known names like George F. Baker Jr., J. Horace Harding, and Joseph W. Harriman.
Purpose: As a lunch club, The Recess was a place for business leaders to meet, socialize, and discuss finance away from their offices. Its discreet nature was typical of exclusive Wall Street institutions of the era.
Location: The club was situated at 60 Broadway, which is in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District.