BRONX SCENE
Historic stained glass at Scott Place Cafe
The Fort Schuyler Hotel occupied
James E. MaQuade, Owner
Family Owned & Operated for over 60 years
3535 East Tremont Avenue
Bronx, New York
718-792-0270
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the southeast corner
of East Tremont and Puritan
avenues for many years. The
northeast corner was occupied
by Polchinski Marble. The address
of the hotel was 3271 East
Tremont Avenue where Crown
Monuments now stands. It’s
location, directly across the
street form the main entrance
to St. Raymond Cemetery must
have induced the owner to
place a sign in the window that
read: “Come in, have a drink,
take a seat, it’s better here than
across the street.”
Many, who passed that way,
including myself, recall that
sign when the hotel was later
turned into a tavern. You could
see it from the bus window and
it was often commented upon.
The building was owned by
Louis Richter and operated as
a café, restaurant, bar and grill
as well as a catering facility.
The building also showcased
a beautiful stained glass panel
that read: “FORT SCHUYLER
HOTEL,” and although the
business has been closed for
many years, the stained glass
panel was rescued and still exists.
The savior was local historian,
Ron Schliessman. Both
he and his father were famous
for photographing scenes in
the East Bronx and collecting
all sorts of memorabilia. The
“FORT SCHULYER HOTEL”
sign ended up in the loft of his
barn on B Street with thousands
of other collectibles and
when he was moving up to
Franklin, New York with his
family, he told me to come over
and see if there was anything
I wanted. I looked around and
took a few bottles but really had
no room to store all the great
items he had accumulated. I
called John Collazzi and the
two of us decided to rescue the
stained glass panel.
It was in many pieces so we
gathered them all up and John
got a price for the restoration
work. We then decided to sell
off the bottles and paper collectibles
to raise the money to
pay for the stained glass work.
We lugged it out to City Island
being as careful as we could
so as not to cause any further
damage and making sure that
we had all the pieces. This was
in August of 1997 and it took a
good while to get it back from
the restorer as he had to locate
the correct colored glass
to match the original. When we
did get it back, it looked great.
When the Bronx Times Reporter
moved to Calhoun Avenue,
John installed the panel in
his offi ce. I wonder how many
The historic FORT SCHUYLER HOTEL stained glass panel is now on display
at the Scott Place Cafe at 3602-C East Tremont Avenue. (Below) The stained
glass panel being restored by John Corona on City Island in August of 1997.
people even noticed it there.
It now has a much nicer and
more visible home and those
wishing to view it can now stop
by the Scott Place Café at 3602C
East Tremont Avenue.
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