Don't fear T.G.I. Friday's, Union Square purists: The original location was the nightlife capital of the Upper East Side?in the swinging '60s! The history of the now-ubiquitous suburban potato skin depository gets traced by the Post, and while the chain has come a long way from its slutty-stewardess roots at 63rd Street and First Avenue, the 2nd Ave. Deli became a Chase bank and CBGB now sells premium denim so, really, does anyone care? [NYP via Eater, which totally nailed the Photoshop.]
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