More History Facts:

  • Andre, Louis, and Jacques opened the Cafe des Beau Arts in 1901; Pierre managed the wine cellar.

  • Louis Bustanoby married Mille. Marie Davidovitch in 1907.

  • Louis Bustanoby died Aug 4, 1917 "after a prolonged illness". It says he was survived by a wife, son, and daughter. It also names brothers Andre (deceased), Pierre, and Jacques. Someone tipped off the police that Louis may have been murdered by poison, but this was not taken seriously.

  • The 4th restaurant, the Cabaret des Beaux Arts, was to have opened in 1910 (not sure if it did).

  • In 1909 there were lawsuits between Andre/Jacques and Louis. The end result was that Louis "retired" from the business. In 1912 they filed for bankruptcy. At that point there appear to have been 2 restaurants, the Cafe des Beau Arts and the Beaux Arts Casino. There was also a resort called the Chateau des Beaux Arts on Huntington Bay.

  • Andre J. B. Bustanoby died on Feb 10, 1916, "succumbs after operation for abscesses on the brain." His obituary says he is survived by his wife, 4 sons, and a daughter. Another article lists the sons as Richard A. Bustanoby, Jacques H. Bustanoby, Raymond H. Bustanoby, and Andre O. Steven.

Editor's note: Andre O. Steven was the son of Andre JB and Juliette Dolores Lolita Steven (the sister of Conception Steven). Whether or not they were married we don't know. But Andre O's father was a Bustanoby. Why the reporter gave only the mother's maiden name to Andre O. is interesting. Did he know that Andre JB and Lolita Steven were not married? The reporter did not name the daughter. She was Lolita (Bustanoby) Bello, sister of Andre O. She was called by the family, "Little Lolita." The reporter got the middle name of Raymond wrong. It is Raymond Andre Bustanoby.

  • Juliette Dolores Bustanoby searched Andre's safe deposit box for his will according to an article on February 17, 1916. In an obituary notice on February 10, 1916, Lolita Bustanoby is listed as his surviving wife. It sounds like two wives, but these are both one and the same person.

  • Wedding announcement of Raymond A. Bustanoby and Marian Boyce on 1/16/1925.

  • Various articles on the issues of defying prohibition, having "lascivious" dances, opening the first all-women's bar. These seem to be mainly associated with Jacques in the late 1920's.

  • Various references to the brothers being born in Pau, France. It appears that they did not all immigrate at the same time; Jacques, the youngest, certainly came later than the others. Their parents were also restaurateurs.

  • Jacques Bustanoby married Ruth Boyd in 1907. He was 27, she was 17. He filed for divorce in 1912, claiming she had affairs with two men, Thomas L. Reynolds, and Ernest L. Britton.

  • There is an article naming Demaris Easton Bustanoby as the wife Jacques in 1925. A later article from the same year calls Mrs. Jacques Bustanoby "Doris". I am guessing he remarried after divorcing Ruth and assume Demaris and Doris are the same person. Another article states that Demaris was a "follies girl" and a motion picture actress. In 1927 she was 31 years old.

  • In 1927 there was something called the "Bustanoby's Club Basque" on 66 West 52nd Street, which Jacques listed as an address when he bailed Demaris out of jail for a traffic violation (she was accused of drunk driving).

  • Jacques Bustanoby died on March 23, 1942 at the age of 62. The article lists Doris Easton, his 3rd wife, as widow, and a daughter, Jacqueline Bustanoby.

  • Pierre Jean Bustanoby died on Dec 13, 1933 after a long illness. He had 3 daughters, Mrs. Paul Febriere, Mrs. J.E. Murray, and Mrs. Victor Carlin.

  • Lolita Sherwood gained employment as a dress designer at Max Cohen Inc in 1932; I can't find any other references to Lolita; who is she?

    Note: Concerning the last item about Lolita Sherwood, this is none other than Juliette Dolores Lolita Steven Bustanoby who married a New York doctor after Andre JB Bustanoby died. She is the sister of Conception Steven Bustanoby, Andre JB's first wife.