History
At the turn of the 20th century, Irving Lundy started a business selling clams out of a pushcart. By 1907, he had opened a clam bar built on stilts over Sheepshead Bay, closing it when the city built a new bulkhead at that location. Lundy, with several family members, subsequently built the formal restaurant, located at 1901 Emmons Avenue, in 1934.
Lundy's closed in 1977, following Irving Lundy's death. It was acquired two decades later by the publicly traded Tam Restaurant Group, which in 1995 reopened it as a smaller venue in the same location. The new owners also opened a branch location in 2001, at 205 West 50th Street in Manhattan's Times Square district, but it lasted only a short time.
In December 2004, a family-owned business, The Players Club, headed by restaurateur Afrodite Dimitroulakos, announced it had acquired Lundy's from the Tam Restaurant Group. Lundy's again closed down in early 2007.
The space now houses the Lundy's Landing Shopping Plaza
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