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Best Local Collection of JFK Memorabilia
The Shelter
STAFF PICK: The Shelter is a fortress for those
who need to feel secure against nuclear attack while sipping their
cocktails. Santiago, the ornate and gracious host and benefactor,
moves around the bar with an attentive eye. King of this mondo
mod scene, he rules fiercely but fairly. For example, he's implemented
a new ashtray amnesty program, developed after too many funky
personal and party-sized ashtrays disappeared from the bar. His
"no questions asked" policy makes it easier for honest
patrons, who may occasionally suffer momentary lapses of conscience,
to come clean. The policy has worked before, like when one of
the Jack-and-Bobby tapestries was abducted. It's still an emotional
subject for Santiago, who tears up whenever he retells the story
of its theft and anonymous return by mail. It's a very special
tapestry, because the pile can be pushed and rearranged until
JFK looks just like E.T.; and if John's face is folded in half
and put next to Bobby's folded face, the result is a startling
likeness of Teddy. Now all three tapestries are installed behind
a protective sheet of Plexiglas. His latest acquisition comes
from the Jackie O. Sotheby's auction: a set of light green linen
hand towels, each embroidered with a dark green JFK monogram,
which once hung in the Green washroom. The Shelter also has an
impressive collection of paintings on velvet, which Santiago deems
priceless.
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