I remember it opening as the 'Rat': Rathskeller (sp). It was in a basement
near, or in, Bryan Hall, I think across the street. It burned.
Rathskeller
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The rathskeller in Olten, Switzerland
Rathskeller (German: "council's cellar", modern spelling: Ratskeller) is a name
in German-speaking countries for a bar below street level. The term originally
referred specifically to restaurants that were located in the basement of city
hall (Rathaus). As a proper noun, many taverns, nightclubs and similar
establishments throughout the world now use this as a name.[1]
The word had been used in English since the mid-19th century.[1]
At least one New York restaurant called itself a "rathskeller" in the 19th
century.[2]
Contents[hide]
* 1 Notable Rathskellers
* 2 Popular culture
* 3 Campus dining
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 6 External links
[edit] Notable Rathskellers
The Boston, Massachusetts, Rathskeller (nicknamed The Rat) was a Kenmore Square
live music venue that opened in 1974. It is notable for being one of Greater
Boston's premier music venues for three decades and the starting point for the
WBCN Rock & Roll Rumble.[1]
The Ram's Head Rathskeller in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, was opened in 1948
by
an Austrian Jew by the last name of Danziger, who came to Chapel Hill as a
refugee from the Holocaust. "The Rat" was the first restaurant in the area to
employ an entirely African-American staff. Long a popular spot with students
and
alumni, the restaurant, which extends over a catacomb-like basement with many
different rooms, was filled with UNC memorabilia and history. "The Rat" was one
of the oldest continuously operating businesses in Chapel Hill, but was closed
down in 2008 due to non-payment of taxes. Its decor and memorabilia was
auctioned off leaving just the bones of the structure. The future of its unique
location is unknown.
Read House in New Castle, Delaware served as a speakeasy during Prohibition,
using the underground location to hide the covert activity.[3]
The Athenaeum Building in Indianapolis
Das Deutsche Hause rathskeller restaurant in Indianapolis, Indiana received
historic landmark status. Now called Athenaeum, it has served Bavarian fare
since 1894.
The Aztec Brewing Company in San Diego, California included a rathskeller as
the
tasting room at the brewery. Murals on the wall depicted various scenes of
Aztecs painted by renowned Spanish artist Jose Moya del Piño. When the city
tore
down the structure, the murals were preserved for future use.
James Lawrence Kernan operated an upscale rathskeller in the basement of the
Maryland Theater (Baltimore) in Baltimore, Maryland.
The Seelbach Hilton in Louisville, KY has a Rathskeller decorated with rare
Rookwood Pottery. Today, the Seelbach Rathskeller remains the only surviving
ensemble of its kind.[4]
Another notable Rathskeller is located on the campus of St. Bonaventure
University. It was founded in 1963.
The Rathskeller in Southbury, CT is a very popular area restaurant known for
its
seafood specials and is a popular Friday night hot spot. It was awarded the
title "best wings in town" by The Brew Crew Social Club.
[edit] Popular culture
Rathskellers occasionally show up in popular culture. Quentin Tarantino's
Emmy-nominated film Inglourious Basterds features a major scene and gun battle
taking place in a rathskeller. In The Naked Brothers TV shows and movies, the
father character plays the accordion at a fictional restaurant called The
Hoboken Rathskeller. Child actress Adele De Garde starred in a 1918 silent
movie
called The Rathskeller and the Rose.
[edit] Campus dining
Many universities have pubs or student center dining facilities located in
re-purposed basements. To market these untraditional eating locations to
students, many of these are termed "rathskellers" including:
* Binghamton University ("The Rat")
* Boston College ("The Rat")[2]
* California Institute of Technology
* Colorado State University ("The Ramskeller" website
* Cornell College
The Rathskeller in State College, Pennsylvania
* Florida Institute of Technology
* Florida International University
* George Mason University
* Hofstra University
* Kent State University
* McMaster University (Converted into a vegetarian restaurant.)
* Montclair State University
* Oberlin College
* Pennsylvania State University
* Quinnipiac University
* Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
* Rochester Institute of Technology
* Rutgers University-Camden
* St. Bonaventure University
* The College of New Jersey
* Transylvania University ("The Rafskellar", a nod to 19th Century
professor
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque)
* Tulane University ("Der Rathskeller" or "The Rat" operates a branch
of the
Wow Cafe and Wingery restaurant chain).
* Union College (Opened on December 2, 1949 as the Dutchmen's
Rathskeller)
* University of Cincinnati ("The Catskeller")
* University of Dallas
* University of Göttingen
* University of Illinois at Chicago (Now converted for use by the
Muslim
Student Association.)
* University of Miami
* University of Tampa
* University of West Florida
* University of Wisconsin–Madison
* West Chester-PA University
* Wheeling Jesuit University
* Wright State University
* Kansas State University ("The Catskellar", in the Student Union)
A. Leon Polhill, Gator
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