Mon Lay Won Co, New York, 1910 Menu Art Sizes:A1 (594x840mm) Archival Print (Unframed) so this seems to have

so this seems to have been a promotion dreamed up by the proprietor

The Grand Central Terminal Restaurant - also known as The Oyster Bar - opened in 1913 and remains famously convenient for travelers and mid-town workers

” We’re not sure when Frenchy’s was established but we believe it stopped business in the late 1940s or early 1950s

granddaughter of the founder

We discovered that the twelve-hour clock was in common use in this era

Mon Lay Won Co, New York, 1910 Menu Art Sizes:A1 (594x840mm) Archival Print (Unframed) so this seems to haveMon Lay Won was an upscale Chinese restaurant at 24 Pell Street in New York, popular at the turn of the last century. Its owner, whose name was unpronounceable to most Americans and who was called Jimmy, shrewdly called it The Chinese Delmonico's as part of a marketing strategy to attract non Chinese customers. It must have been an exotic place to visit. The ceilings were adorned with lanterns, there were carved dragons on the walls and people sat on