Porky's, St Petersburg 1946 Telegraph Hill A bearded intellectual – note

A bearded intellectual – note the pipe and the open-toed sandals – strolls nonchalantly towards The Scene Coffee House

cocktail lounge

One could order fish or meat but not both

a drinking town that knows how to have fun

This menu cover from 1900 shows a black cat dressed in chef’s whites and hat

Porky's, St Petersburg 1946 Telegraph Hill A bearded intellectual – noteIt would have been hard to miss Porkys restaurant in St Petersburg, Florida, because a giant neon pig was erected on the roof and could be seen for miles around. This menu is dated 1946 and is signed by the owner, whose nickname was Porky. We have yet to find out his real name but the menu says Porkys, next to the dog track on Sandy Boulevard, was a Frank G Horvath enterprise. The restaurant served early evening dinner plate specials that included