Look at the bottom left of the bar, and you will see a dust void where the bar door has been opened numerous times.

It seems that bar entrance has been used many times.

I agree with damspot. I call it Ye Olde Colonial. Very donut shop, circa late seventies.

I once owned a house with a similar setup in the basement. Behind the bar, the previous owners had pasted the labels from dozens of bottles they had enjoyed. While you might expect someone to collect labels from bottles of fancy wine, those folks had collected only identical labels from bottles of Gilbey's gin. I suspect they found some humor in their many Gilbey's labels.

... for the getting behind the bar section, on the left. Takes a slim bartender to navigate that channel though. Very skillful carpenters ...

I checked on Zillow.com, Trulia.com, and Realtor.com to see if there were any interior photos that would reveal the current state of the bar. There were none. However, Trulia tells us that recently, the price has dropped below $1 million to an unbelievably low $995k.

Don't hesitate! Act now! This deal won't last long! If you don't buy it, somebody else will! And so forth ...

Per Zillow: "1940's original pub room for the best of parties." At least it was still there as of 2010 when the 1879 house was last listed.

Angus J supplied a photo of the front of 63 N Broadway. I went to Streetview and, under the ground floor windows to the right, the basement still has glass block windows. There are no basement windows to the left of the front door. Assuming the rest of the basement windows don't need glass block privacy, that would put this rounded bar, which I like, directly under the front door. I also like the festive stenciling and practical kickplate for a baseboard.

I count four small ashtrays on this small bar. But something tells me this room smelled of cigars.

Dr. Kline's home was modest compared to other homes in Nyack.

The design immediately put me in mind of Susan Alexander Kane's bedroom at Xanadu. Before she walked out and Charles Foster "Citizen" Kane trashed it.

I was cabinet maker to a custom house builder for some years. Whenever the client wanted to include a bar, it ended up just as tacky as this one. Seems that they mistake useful space for a spot to add a crowded, ugly and seldom utilized part of a room, where something far more appreciated could be. And, when time to sell the manse arrives, lots of folks have no desire to acquire.

[Judging by those scuff marks, I'd say this part of the room was utilized. - Dave]

well, it may be used, and so scuffed, it remains tacky.

I always told myself I would get one of these for myself. I’m in my seventh decade now and I still don’t have a basement bar. Mind you, I don’t have a basement.

I'm curious how the person pouring drinks gets behind the bar. Do I spy a hinged section on the left?

Dr. E. Hall Kline must have enjoyed entertaining. Makes me curious what the rest of his residence is like.

... for tomorrow yada yada.

https://www.nytimes.com/1951/04/19/archives/surgeon-dies-golfing-dr-e-ha...

47 years old is too early to lose a well-respected surgeon to a heart attack. And on a golf course, no less.

[He was also the Rockland County coroner. - Dave]

And says, "Where's the bartender?"