# McSorley's Old Ale House

New York City, United States

McSorley's Old Ale House is among New York's oldest taverns, founded by Irish immigrant John McSorley in the mid-1800s. With sawdust floors, two beers only, and walls unchanged for a century, it serves living history in the East Village.

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Coordinates: 40.72871, -73.98974

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