Howard Johnson's Liquors, USA 1950s Howard Johnson We are sure the customers

We are sure the customers were in on the joke

The Commissary catered for the hundreds of people who worked on the massive studio lot and in this 1958 menu some of the dishes were named after weight-conscious MGM stars

Among the dishes on offer is Poulet Marengo

The Anchor Line carried cargo

Black cats are said to bring luck

Howard Johnson's Liquors, USA 1950s Howard Johnson We are sure the customersThis is a wonderful drinks menu from Howard Johnson's, once the biggest restaurant chain in the United States. The design and graphics are strikingly simple and elegant a perfect example of the ingenuity of vintage menu artists. Ho Jos, as it was called by customers, began life as a pharmacy and soda fountain in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1925. Businessman Howard Johnson, who had borrowed $2,000 to open the property, realized customers were queuing up