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1952: September - Carlo
Pilatti, a renowned chef formerly of Europe and teh U.S., is appointed
chef of the Yankee Pedlar Restaurant.
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1952: August - State Labor
Board clears Albert Rubens (manager) of unfair labor practices when he
spoke at an employer meeting before voting on union
representation. This was the first time there was a favorable
ruling for management since the labor act went into effect in July,
1945. The employees voted no union.
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1956: March 1st - The Rubend
lease the Inn to Alfred B. Siegrist, a prominent hotel man from Florida,
who ran the hotel for the next ten years. The name of the hotel is
combined with the restaurant under a new name "The Yankee Pedlar
Inn".
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1958: July - Southern portion
of the front porch removed to make room for Ruben Studios,
photographers. They moved from the Allen Building where they had
been established in the 20"s.
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1964: March - In a renovation
of the exterior, architect E.J. Kovak from New York enlarges the Coffee
Shop and the Yankee Pedlar Bake Shoppe. Albert returns from (CBS
broadcasting building in New York where he was director of the Ground
Floor Restaurant) to assume management of the hotel.
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1987: The Rubens sell the
Yankee Pedlar Inn to Avon based Baron Country Inns (who also own 10
other New England Inns) for $2.6 million. Shortly after, two of
the investors, Rory Tagert and incorporated under the name of Yankee
Baron Corporation. The Two, along with Mr. William Grossman, also
own the "Inn at Longshore" in the Arthur and Jerry Rubens, is
retained as general manager.
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1990:Following a brief period under
Treadway, Rory Tagert assigns the brothers Robert and Christopher Bolan
to head up the Yankee Pedlar team. Te brothers combine over 30
years management experience in the hospitality field; in hotels.
restaurants and country clubs.
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