| 词条 | The Brook |
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The Brook is an exclusive private club located at 111 East 54th Street in Manhattan (New York City). It is generally considered the most exclusive club in the United States. It was founded in 1903 by a group of prominent men who belonged to other New York City private clubs, such as the Knickerbocker Club and the Union Club.[1] The name is derived from the Alfred Lord Tennyson poem The Brook, whose lines "For men may come and men may go, but I go on for ever" were consistent with the intention that the Club would provide 24-hour service and would never close its doors.[1] In 1992, the City Journal wrote that the name was "supposed to mean that the Club is always open and the conversation flows on forever," but that "neither is strictly true."[2] One version of the club's origin holds that The Brook was formed by two young men who had been expelled from the Union Club for trying to poach an egg on the bald head of another club member.[4] When the club was formed, it was announced that membership was only by private invitation and would be limited to 100 men. New York City residents who were not club members would not be admitted as guests. Membership, however, was not restricted to New York City residents — some original members came from Boston, Chicago, and Philadelphia.[1] In 1954 the membership was 400 men.[4] The Club's building, erected in 1925, was designed by the architecture firm of Delano & Aldrich,[3] who also designed the houses of the Union Club, the Knickerbocker, and other exclusive clubs. Notable members, past and present
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References1. ^1 2 "[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1903/04/02/101986358.pdf New Club is Launched]," The New York Times (Apr. 2, 1903). {{DEFAULTSORT:The Brook}}2. ^Lejeune, Anthony. "A Tour of New York's Clubland," {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080521041929/http://www.city-journal.org/article02.php?aid=1571 |date=2008-05-21 }} City Journal (Winter 1992). 3. ^Streetscapes/The Architecture of Delano & Aldrich; How an Upper-Class Firm Tweaked Classical Norms by Christopher Gray, April 27, 2003 4. ^1 2 The Great Club Revolution, by Cleveland Amory, American Heritage Magazine, December 1954, Volume 6, Issue 1 5. ^{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/25/nyregion/bloomberg-quietly-left-four-mostly-white-clubs.html |title=Bloomberg Quietly Left Four Mostly White Clubs |last=Murphy |first=Dean E. |date=July 25, 2011 |work=The New York Times |access-date=November 11, 2018 |language=en}} 6. ^"Admiral James L. Holloway III, US Navy (Ret.)," Biographies in Naval History: Naval History & Heritage Command. Accessed Apr. 26, 2011. 7. ^[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1909/09/22/101030405.pdf "W.K. Vanderbilt, Jr., and Wife Parted?,"] The New York Times (Sept. 22, 1909). 8. ^Aldrich, Nelson W. [https://books.google.com/books?id=k0jlAGpT6OwC&pg=PA50&lpg=PA50&dq=the+brook+club+whitney&source=web&ots=kTU3VILD9K&sig=MJfbjkgiTmF6bcr4cztLebomXnk&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=3&ct=result#PPA50,M1 Old Money: The Mythology of Wealth in America] (Allworth Communications, Inc., 1996) {{ISBN|1-880559-64-1}}, {{ISBN|978-1-880559-64-2}}, pages 50-51. 4 : Midtown Manhattan|1903 establishments in New York (state)|Delano & Aldrich buildings|Gentlemen's clubs in New York City |
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