ISSUE 41, CONFECTIONERY, Part 5: James W. Parkinson, a confectioner's life

JAMES WOOD PARKINSON (1818-1895)

In May of 1842 James W. Parkinson notified the public that he had expanded the confectionary shop at 180 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, opening a refectory in the rear.  Parkinson’s Restaurant would become one of the great houses of gastronomic resort in the United States.  Here Parkinson and his staff won the famous $1,0…