Cocktails, Hotel New Yorker 1950s Copa Room the god of the west

the god of the west wind and a symbol of rebirth – revolutionised train travel in America in the 1930s

Cocktail lounges like Tale O’ The Tiger embraced the social freedoms of the Swinging Sixties and attracted a cool crowd who came to eat

is a perfect example of the creative mastery of vintage menu and restaurant accessory artists

A lovely handwritten menu from London's celebrated Claridge's Hotel in Mayfair

Why choose a pig

Cocktails, Hotel New Yorker 1950s Copa Room the god of the westThe 1940s and 1950s saw the Art Deco styled New Yorker at the peak of its popularity and it was widely regarded as one of New York's most fashionable hotels. Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey played there and the New York Observer noted that in the building's heyday, "actors, celebrities, athletes, politicians, mobsters, the shady and the luminousthe entire Brooklyn Dodgers roster during the glory seasonswould stalk the bars and ballrooms, or romp