Name: Mon Lay Won Co, New York, 1910 Menu Art
Brand: martinafruit.com
SKU: 12650349194
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Mon Lay Won Co, New York, 1910 Menu ArtMon Lay Won was an upscale Chinese restaurant at 24 Pell Street in New York, popular at the turn of the last century. It's owner, whose name was unpronounceable to most Americans and who was called Jimmy, shrewdly called it The Chinese Delmonico's as part of a marketing strategy to attract non Chinese customers. It must have been an exotic place to visit. The ceilings were adorned with lanterns, there were carved dragons on the walls and people sat on

Homer Rice bought the place and in 1953 he changed the name to Rice's Dining Salon

granddaughter of the founder

The Windsor Hotel was the finest establishment in St Paul

H Prince Henry of Prussia

Brigitte Bardot

The original towers were deemed too unsightly by the posh citizenry and funds were raised for new

the owner's daughter

A scantily clad waitress sends her tray flying in this lovely print of a menu cover from a legendary New York nightclub

Each print is accompanied by a copy of the exterior menu cover

just after the repeal of prohibition

There's interesting stuff on the menu too

then drowned in Armagnac—were roasted whole and eaten that way