f. scott fitzgerald, ernest hemingway, and john steinbeck drink here.years after it first opened its secret doors. you struggle to sort of re-create it the way it was. this is in a dance bar, not a neon bar. it's chumley's. >> it's chumley's, but it had to be chumley's that presented also us and the feeling of today. we couldn't possibly recreate every little detail as it was before. but we did our best, we did the best that we possibly can to bring it to this time, to look and feel like it's been untouched. >> jon: when you think of this place is a speakeasy what are the stories that stand out to you? >> i can only imagine what went on here. the term 86 was created here.d >> jon: 86 still used today, something to get rid of. in the early days, it was also a secret signal cops on the take would use to tip off the owner. >> you will see it on the door, 86 bedford street. that wasn't the original entrance. during prohibition and what would happen was the captain, which was on the payroll, or a police officer on the payroll would call in and say we are com