Retro Manhattan: Smoke Cigars and Eat Simultaneously

(Huffington Post) The smoking ban has been in effect for years in New York City, and new measures are proposed with alarming regularity for so-called "brothers of the leaf." If you like to cut and light, it's tough to find an accommodating place. Only a handful of bars in Manhattan allow you to smoke a cigar while imbibing or munching, and each has its problems. Seeing a gap in the market -- and an opportunity to help cigar smokers out -- one New York tobacconist has found a unique solution.
De La Concha has been at its Sixth Ave location -- between 56th Street and 57th Street -- for more than 40 years. Continued

Image: Cigar store Indian, Manchester, New Hampshire, Mydans, Carl, photographer (FSA/Library of Congress).