An Angel, George Washington and Napoleon Bonaparte, St Louis 1903 Mott Street Opened in 1939 its cheerful

Opened in 1939 its cheerful waitresses served generations of hungry diners for many decades

The Roost helped popularize the concept of eating brined and buttermilk-soaked fried chicken with your fingers for city folk

There is a certain charm here though with the two nesting storks showing their own kind of sophistication as they gaze over a provincial town that could be anywhere in the U

A coq hardi - an old rooster – complete with chef’s hat and knife slung over his chest like a weapon – keeps a careful eye on the procession

The Alamo Plaza was a chain of independently owned motels that depended on the personalities of its owners

An Angel, George Washington and Napoleon Bonaparte, St Louis 1903 Mott Street Opened in 1939 its cheerfulFront cover, showing an angel, George Washington and Napoleon Bonaparte, for a menu for a banquet given by the business men's league of St. Louis to commemorate the passage by Congress of the world's fair bill and to meet the members of the national commission at the Planters Hotel on Tuesday evening April 23rd, 1903. St. Louis. Courtesy British Library Board Robana Each print is accompanied by a copy of the interior menu where available. We make our