I lived at 48 Commerce St from 1951 to 1959. My apartment was around the block from Chumleys. There were a group of us, actors, writers, TV and film workers and others who were regulars at Chumleys. Ray was the bartender, and Mrs Chumley,the wife of the original owner Lee, came in every night for her nightcaps. She sat in the booth near the fireplace and usually passed out at about 11:00PM. Ray and one of us, under each arm, would would carry her upstairs where there was a bed for her. I met my late wife there, she was head of editorial research for Life magazine and I was at CBS. My picture as a WWII Glider Pilot was on the wall behind the bar. I just turned 88 and Chumleys holds a special place in my heart. Len Gumley
I lived at 48 Commerce St from 1951 to 1959. My apartment was around the block from Chumleys. There were a group of us, actors, writers, TV and film workers and others who were regulars at Chumleys. Ray was the bartender, and Mrs Chumley,the wife of the original owner Lee, came in every night for her nightcaps. She sat in the booth near the fireplace and usually passed out at about 11:00PM. Ray and one of us, under each arm, would would carry her upstairs where there was a bed for her. I met my late wife there, she was head of editorial research for Life magazine and I was at CBS. My picture as a WWII Glider Pilot was on the wall behind the bar. I just turned 88 and Chumleys holds a special place in my heart. Len Gumley