Meals were spread out-affairs; Kozel’s is not the type of place where you’re expected to eat and run. Bread baskets with plenty of butter were replenished, water glasses monitored and refilled ...

Scenes from the Kozel’s final night on Nov. 12. The Kozel’s crew circa 1961. From left: Eddie Kozel, Pete Waldoft, Frank Kozel, Ida Bedner, Frank Kozel Sr., Clara Bedner, Eva Kozel and Guz ...