Other Notable Details
- The "Ivories" Piano Bar at Harry's is where George Gershwin composed An American in Paris.
- Harry's New York Bar is the birthplace of classic cocktails such as the Bloody Mary, French 75, Side Car and The Monkey Gland.
- Harry's conducts a straw poll before each US presidential election, customers who provide proof of US citizenship can vote in the poll. The results have mirrored every election, except 1976 and 2004, since the poll began in 1924.
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