J. H. Ireland, Chicago, 1940s Pennsylvania Hotel and he must have been

and he must have been the owner’s pet and a fixture in the restaurant

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It reopened in 1965 as a smaller restaurant seating “only” 1500 patrons but Atlantic City – and dining tastes -changed and the restaurant was past its glory days

The floral menu cover design was typical of the era

J. H. Ireland, Chicago, 1940s Pennsylvania Hotel and he must have beenThe original J. H. Ireland Grill Room opened in Chicago in 1906, and was one of the windy city's best loved restaurants. Proprietor Jim Ireland expanded the property over two decades, adding a Lobster Grotto, a Marine Room and a banqueting hall modeled after the saloon of a passenger ship. The infamous gangster John Dillinger often dined at J. H. Ireland he liked the frog legs and famed attorney Clarence Darrow ate a victory dinner at the restaurant