Assassination Trivia

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Excellent work, Roger and Laurie!

Congressman Fred Schwengel presented the clothing to Secretary Udall (far right). And Henry Liebschutz, as executive secretary, represented the American Trucking Foundation

As you know, Brooks Brothers made the overcoat for President Lincoln at its store on Broadway and Grand Streets. Opened in 1857, the store was regarded as one of the outstanding mercantile showplaces of New York.

Your prize for solving the mystery is an unlimited shopping spree at this historic clothing emporium on Broadway and Grand (see the picture below). Stock up on frock coats, gold-headed canes, waistcoats, and high-silk hats.

And if you need a place to stay, I recommend The New York Hotel on Broadway and Waverly Place; I hear it's the mecca of the rich and aristocratic Southerners who come north for the season.

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... Just one problem. Broadway and Grand closed in 1870. The building, however, still stands (an architectural delight), and a drugstore occupies its ground floor. (Check it out on Google Maps.) Will you settle for a raincheck?