Botwin's, Los Angeles, California, 1930s NYC an oyster bar owner

an oyster bar owner

Twelve million immigrants passed through Ellis Island in New York during a sixty-year period from 1892 until 1954

Operated by the Bowman-Biltmore Hotels Group

Café Lafayette

Tartan Coffee was one of the top selling quality coffees in Philadelphia in the early part of the 20th century

Botwin's, Los Angeles, California, 1930s NYC an oyster bar ownerLos Angeles City Hall was completed in 1928 and this hybrid of a building described by its architects as Modern American in style has pride of place in the skyline of this menu cover for Botwins restaurant. With the rest of the city in darkness, this 1930s menu illustration shows the restaurant lighting up this particular stretch of Sunset Boulevard to show that it's open 24 hours a day. Ladies in elegant hats and men in natty suits appear as stick