Death of Broadcaster Jessica Savitch; Warhol Connection
NBC anchorwoman Jessica Savitch died in a car leaving this now closed restaurant as it left the drive and fell into the Delaware Canal. [See comment, below, for Warhol connection. - Editor]
Publication date
Jun 24, 2018
Property ID: 41
Updated on: Nov 08, 2018
NBC anchorwoman Jessica Savitch died in a car leaving this now closed restaurant as it left the drive and fell into the Delaware Canal. [See comment, below, for Warhol connection. - Editor]
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Location:
Odette's Restaurant , 274 South River Road, New Hope, Pennsylvania, 18938, United States
Listing Category:
CelebrityDeaths, Died HereFamous PeopleHuman InterestJournalismMacabreSolemn Cyber PlaquesWarhol, Andy
Name : plaquemaster Email : sjkc0072@aol.com Comments : Odettes is closed, and is in such bad shape, the 1794 building is in danger of being dismantled by developers who want the property. Preservationists would like to see it saved. See the Buck County Herald, 5/15/14, at p. A7. Date : 2014-05-19
Name : plaquemaster Email : sjkc0072@aol.com Comments : Odette (1898-1978) who had owned the restaurant was a well-known actress, singer and violinist. Her father was opera singer Charles Belza (real name Cuignard). On stage, she was Odette Myrtil, using her mothers maiden name. This information, apparently first in a series, is from the Bucks County Herald, 7/24/14, p. A9. The article offers fascinating stories about Odette. Date : 2014-07-28
Name : plaquemaster Email : sjkc0072@aol.com Comments : Developers wanted to build a luxury hotel, salvaging some of the original buildings materials for reuse. See todays Philadelphia Inquirer, starting at page B1. Date : 2015-02-02
Name : plaquemaster Email : sjkc0072@aol.com Comments : [a] synthetic polymer and silkscreen ink on aluminum sheeting image of a crumpled 1983 front page of the New York Post, by Any Warhol, called New York Post Marine Death Toll hits 172, sold recently at John McInnis Auctioneers, according to the Maine Antique Digest, March 2018, p. 23-A. M.A.D. shows a photo of it, and the headline above the masthead is TVs Jessica Savitch killed in car crash. She was killed on 10/23/83, and the front page in the artwork is dated 10/24/83. Date : 2018-03-09
Name : Francis Chmielewski Email : sjkc0072@aol.com Comments : //www2.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/chez-odette-new-hope-move-boutique-hotel-riverhouse-pictures-20181024.html. Date : 2018-11-07
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Email : sjkc0072@aol.com
Comments : Odettes is closed, and is in such bad shape, the 1794 building is in danger of being dismantled by developers who want the property. Preservationists would like to see it saved. See the Buck County Herald, 5/15/14, at p. A7.
Date : 2014-05-19