One order of onion rings, please. The restaurant booth where fictional mob boss Tony Soprano and his family sat in the final scene of HBOâs The Sopranosâarguably the most famous series finale of all timeâis being auctioned off. As reported by Vulture, Holstenâs, the 1939-founded New Jersey ice cream parlor, has put the piece of television history on eBay. As of writing, the booth has received 234 bids and currently sits at $82,200 in an auction set to end shortly after 10 p.m. ET on Monday, March 4.
The eatery, located in the Garden Stateâs Bloomfield suburb, explained in a Facebook post that they are renovating their booths because they have become unsafe to sit in after over 60 years of wear and tear. âObviously, we do not want to do this, however it has come to a point where they are structurally not safe anymore,â the post reads.
Along with the vintage yellow formica-topped table, both red vinyl bench seats and a wood dividing wall with a plaque that reads âThis booth reserved for the Soprano familyâ are included in the sale. The listing specifically notes that no tabletop jukebox will be included, so the winning bidder will have to come up with their own means of playing âDonât Stop Believinââ while they perch thereâhopefully in the coolest basement bar of all time.
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The Sopranos, which premiered in 1999, was praised for the realism that it achieved by filming on location in New Jersey. Almost 12 million viewers tuned into the final episode when it aired on June 10, 2007, according to History.com.
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The series finaleâs divisive cut-to-black ending continues to be discussed and dissected almost two decades later. Unsurprisingly, Holstenâs remains a site of pilgrimage for fans of the HBO seriesâbooth or no booth.
