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N U M � E R F O U R
<br />Queens Crown Jewel
<br />Monir's Billiards Club and Cafe in Queens, N.Y., is a true gem of a room.
<br />ENTERING MONIR'S BILLIARDS Club
<br />and Cafe — a spanking new room on
<br />Woodhaven Boulevard in the Rego Park`.
<br />section of Queens, New York — one im- ::<
<br />mediately notices the design influence of
<br />• its owner. Abel Calderon crossed. over to
<br />'•zpool,from the world of commercial jew- -
<br />eliy „:where he designed for the likes of -_ _
<br />'' "'.;,Salis'`Fifth Avenue, Nieman Marcus and
<br />.' Btoomingdales. The new billiard club's ':r.
<br />name comes from Calderon's jewelry -
<br />company, and its logo— atriangle with an .
<br />.. 8 ball — from a piece of jewelry he once
<br />designed_ Looking out over Monies-34 to -• - -',. :.
<br />bios,. Calderon notes, "This isthejewelof.2-s,
<br />the poolroom:' like apiece of jewelry; it. `i'
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<br />- It is hard to argue with-thc:resultThe. t';
<br />.parlor, jointly owned by Calderon and. ": z.
<br />sDhnitrios Politic is actually two rooms in
<br />',Onc. To the left as you.enter, is.a row of -;F ,sisanaaelsofCSIgeolors,.phtsh surtoundfngsandtep4OghtplaprgegtdpntettEv
<br />-black and- chrome.Btmswick Gold Crown ^,,- ,M::: - ps , .: - -..., ..,.
<br />pool' tables:+•Between the:tabies are art - 4ings oftbe•room'(served.by'ateam of :.there- Nmphas beenra fixture in:atl his,
<br />":;deco designs, and over tumbles are twin - ...waitresses): there is a further distincnon. ,- `•s moms, managing them; with their three
<br />silver drop lights. To the right,.the opu - ... Some.tabies have cameras over them far .sons, Steve, Fred and Davi& ; ,,x=
<br />"lease is greater. stilt 'eight.Chevilotte videotaping,..and all tableawtaleventually .,Several years later:. Calderon opened 4:!i,
<br />.c4 heated. billiard;.. tables. from France_.: incorporate this feature:.."Ctstomerswill -more sumptuous mom in Buenos Aires„ a.2
<br />.-y Calderon is. himself a tournament- caliber • .; . be able -to taker'. souvenir of themselves club so popular patrons :phoned ahead to c'
<br />billiaid .player "17use.aretheRolla Royce • -i playing,saysCaldeo And dnsvidea«t , justto '.getoathewmting1bntoplay:
<br />of billiard tabiest;„:ho saps„smilmg: freer . or a ;,other• can m em be: played. "the country t &militate econont an
<br />tid''t eCzevitotti use~sevetatmore" 'auyof. thcTVmamtoii throughout Calderon 'sabsenteeoivnesslnp'puteneni.
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<br />.. tati m.'snookex tablest'ylookmg like. s 6 evideo capabtfityaiso•_enhances, „h In 1988 `heopenetAbel�mAston
<br />urrghtgiexa fairways compaietflo the for .: �'s larger puler- toruse world -ctaas ,.Queens 'known affeetfanately as'trittte
<br />x est green surfaces ofthe other table& -. bi liand'competition to bis room.:lach bil,".";:1;;',Atheos7.1,for its enclave of Greek immt
<br />qXThe entireroom is framed with mauve ?_.'lianaSable has wood&azued beads, plus , ;grants From: that, appealing parlor;
<br />Viand burgundy tones tcieating a kind of ` electronie score boards9t is made or "Y-Srouuyan, billiard' and 9-
<br />i sootng vibancy A soft blue neon light * :tournaments,” says Caldenm This mom bal1
<br />tournaments, often drawmg,mtema
<br />maker the'parmefec of thccetl -. iamydtesm."�,�srgiy�O� {c+ ±sP+^ j .
<br />41.Women feei:comfortable in this { The dream began unexpe ly m`I974.. • 'offered otte femate8-8- bali''piay t ' Caldavn:was still. ti ,h. z
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