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 The Campbell Apartment once was the private office of a 1920’s tycoon and former railroad director named John W. Campbell. The original space, thirty by sixty feet long with a magnificent ceiling reaching 25 feet high, was soon to become an elegant room resembling a thirteenth century Florentine palace. Campbell added chairs and tables from Italy and covered the floor with one magnificent Persian rug. He loved rugs and hung them on the walls or chairs and reputedly spent over three hundred thousand dollars on this project. There were many treasures in the room including vases, rare books, pipe organ and a fine piano for entertaining.
Today, The Campbell Apartment is a charming bar with an aura of the 1920’s serving a unique selection of vintage cocktails, wines, champagne, beers, ports, single malt scotches and single barrel bourbon. The house specialties include Prohibition Punch made with fruit juice, rum, Grand Marnier and champagne ($15), the Tuxedo made with gin, sherry and a dash of orange bitters ($12.50) and Roaring Twenties, consisting of ginger liqueur, rum and fresh lemon juice ($12.50). A nutty snack mixture accompanies the drinks, but no food is served.
Enjoy the revitalized Grand Central Station with its outstanding retail shops, many restaurants such as Michael Jordan’s Steak House, Cipriani Dolci, Charlie Palmer’s Metrazur and the famous Oyster Bar. Before departing, one must gaze up at the blue ceiling representing the nighttime sky. The artificial stars twinkle with brilliance.
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