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The Knickerbocker Club (known informally as The Knick) is a gentlemen's club in New York City that was founded in 1871. It is considered to be the most exclusive club in the United States and one of the most aristocratic gentlemen's clubs in the world. [1] [2] [3]The term "Knickerbocker" partly due to writer Washington Irving's use of the pen name Diedrich Knickerbocker, was a byword for a New ...
Claims to fame The word “knickerbocker” was the pseudonym adopted by the early-19th-century writer Washington Irving, before it became a byword for New York’s elite families. Even today, the ...
28 lis 2022 · 11. The Knickerbocker Club (1871) The Knickerbocker Club, located on East 62nd Street, was founded in protest against what was seen as the declining standards of The Union Club.
19 cze 2024 · The Knickerbocker Club, also known informally as “The Knick,” is one of New York City’s most exclusive and aristocratic gentlemen’s clubs. Founded in 1871, it is known for its stringent membership requirements and privacy, catering to a highly selective membership drawn from the social elite .
The Knickerbocker was founded in 1871 by members of the Union Club, another "gentleman's club" in the old sense, who were unhappy with the admission requirements. The name is a word coined by the writer Washington Irving to mean a New York aristocrat.
13 kwi 2011 · The 1915 Knickerbocker Club Building -- 5th Avenue and 62nd Street. photo by Americasroof. In the middle of the 19th Century the Union Club was indisputedly the most exclusive of New York City gentlemen’s clubs.
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