George Atsedes

College Spa (Peter Atsedes and George Atsedes), Restaurant

H. A. Manning Co, Schenectady, NY

“George Atsedes, a restaurant proprietor in Ithaca for 20 years, has purchased the Tompkins Hotel at Aurora and Seneca Sts. from Thomas A. Herson and sold the Club Caret, 106 N. Tioga St., to the Tompkins County Trust Company. …

A.W. Chamberlain, vicepresident [sic] of the Tompkins County Trust Company said the bank has no immediate plans for use of the building next door, once occupied by Tompkins County offices. ‘It will give us adequate room for expansion if and when we decide to enlarge our present quarters,’ he said. ‘The bank was built over 50 years ago, presumably with the idea of caring for a $2 million bank. It now has more than $21 million in deposits. …

Atsedes came to Ithaca in 1929 from Brooklyn. For many years he operated the Soda Spa on Cayuga St. with his brother Peter Atsedes. For several years they ran the College Spa together. Later he operated the Glenwood Hotel for some 3 years. In 1940 he opened the Club Caret. During World War 2, he served 2 years in the U.S. Navy.”

“Club Caret Building Sold to Bank,” Ithaca Journal, August 1, 1949, 3.

“George Atsedes, a restaurant proprietor in Ithaca for 20 years, has purchased the Tompkins Hotel at Aurora and Seneca Sts. from Thomas A. Herson and sold the Club Caret, 106 N. Tioga St., to the Tompkins County Trust Company.

The Club Caret will remain open the next 4 or 5 months while the Tompkins Hotel is being brought up to date for operation as a hotel and restaurant, Atsedes said today. Herson has run the Tompkins Hotel and grill 24 years.”

“Club Caret Building Sold to Bank,” Ithaca Journal, August 1, 1949, 3.