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Benito Collada's restaurant and nightclub "El Chico" in the West Village was, for many decades, a hot spot in New York – and a favorite of Buddy Holly. It was located in the triangular cellar of a new building at 80 Grove Street. The place is now a gay club, The Monster, and some of the colorful murals from El Chico days can still be order seen in the building. The menu is 13 inches tall and 9 1/2 inches wide. It is in pretty good shape but there is edge wear, corner smooshing and some light soiling. The menu has been folded twice but is basically clean. There is a stain running across the bottom of the first page which looks like spilled coffee and a paperclip stain on the back cover. Cover has really nice graphics.

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