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Notes from the collector: Of interest is the note on the price of coffee going through the roof. Fifteen times the cost of tea.

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Notes from the collector: Very well done historically with reading material on the back. Every American should go there at least once as it represents the best of America.

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Notes from the collector: How such a historical place could get into such trouble. Believe they are now closed and looking for someone with expertise and knowhow. The other tavern, Fraunces in New York City is also an icon of Democracy and if in financial difficulty should be bailed out by the government, any government for all to see at its best.

Scope and Contents Notes from the collector: Stayed one night as we arrived in town early and our hotel across the road was full. Would have slept in the car if I had known at the time the Gestapo used it as headquarters during the war. A good article on the property in AD years ago. Hotel Meurice in Paris is just around the corner from the Intercontinental which is just around the corner from the Ritz. I believe Ernest Hemingway was the first to enter it after the end of World War II. A...

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Notes from the collector: Now closed due to cost burden of employees benefits. Operated by Smazathy , a good friend of the Hotel School. Was privileged to see his extensive library. Probably the best private collection of culinary material in the country and was told he knew the contents of every book. What a shame. Note the menu is rather ordinary for such a wonderful establishment. Shows what is really important - the food, decor and service.

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Notes from the collector: One of the leading properties in the country. Simple, but adequate menu. Plenty of reading material to pass the time. Note Robert Trent Jones mentioned, went to Cornell.

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Notes from the collector: Note to use of stickers to promote "Special Today" But why three? I"ll have the roast beef at $3.85.

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Notes from the collector: I can't even comment.

Scope and Contents Notes from the collector: Note both the Captain and the Chef get a mention. Note the old company has a new owner, The Pacific Far East Line virtually doing the same run. And this menu dates from October on its way from Nuku'alofa to Wellington. A new menu was printed every day by the two printers aboard. Passengers sat at assigned tables each evening for the entre voyage. So if you embarked at San Francisco and returned to San Francisco you had six weeks (42 days) with...

Scope and Contents Notes from the collector: A very successful restaurant chain started and developed by three hotelies which went nationwide before running into problems. The theme was to do with railroads and three or four old freight cars were joined together to make a very attractive layout. The menu is I believe from the original property in San Francisco close to the Embarcadero. I went to another much larger operation in Universal Studios where the company had brought out from...