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Fast food in fashionable decor: Arby's claims historic home of Gage & Tollner on Fulton Mall
Fast food in fashionable decor: Arby's claims historic home of Gage & Tollner on Fulton Mall
The borough's first Arby's will soon open in the historic former site of Gage and Tollner on the Fulton Mall. The 125-year-old gas-lit restaurant closed in 2004, but its landmark interior will be alive again this month when the roast beef franchise opens.
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