I think that if you’re going to ride your kid around in a car hammock you might as well insulate your nursery with asbestos because clearly you’ve given up on parenting #VintageAds

This place is great! It’s a solid budget-friendly menu with cute illustrations that don’t overwhelm the patrons. I like the list of nearby attractions, the closest of which is the state penitentiary The Silver Grill Cañon City, CO 1930s #VintageMenus

Damn. They didn’t pull any punches in the 1950s. “Look what happens when dad is an antivax dumbass” and “Reddy Kilowatt will shiv your ass” #VintageAds

The Auditorium Hotel is part of the massive Chicago landmark Auditorium Building. The multi-use building opened in 1889 and included a theater, offices and retail space. As fancy as this is, you can still get a 45¢ special bbq sandwich lunch Auditorium Hotel Chicago 1949 #VintageMenus

I’m so ready for baseball! Opening Day is a national holiday in my house. Let’s look at how stadium concession prices have changed over the years. On the left is 1961 Candlestick Park The middle is 1970 Wrigley Field On the right is how unaffordable a day at the park is in 2026 #VintageMenus

For such a grand hotel these prices are fantastic. It seems like a rather limited menu for such a large venue, but wartime rationing and shortages are surely a factor, and they still offer a full filet mignon dinner for $1.25 so no complaints Hotel Prichard Huntington, WV 1942 #VintageMenus

If you saw my post yesterday about Depression era Penny Restaurants, those were bankrolled by publisher Bernarr Macfadden. In his Physical Culture magazine (1895-1955) he had interesting ideas about maintaining peak health, including this weekly menu. Physical Culture Magazine, 1905 #VintageMenus

The Depression’s bread lines and soup kitchens are well known, but do you know about Penny Restaurants? By operating as restaurants rather than soup kitchens while offering free or nominally priced meals, they provided a dignified option for those too proud to stand in a breadline #FoodHistory

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This is a huge menu for 1930s ND, but Grand Forks is the home of the University of ND and this 24/7 joint no doubt fed legions of hungry coeds. Again we have a substantial Chinese menu which is more expensive than the American choices Belmont Cafe Grand Forks ND 1930s #VintageMenus

“The Finest Tap Room in Northern Iowa” is quite geographically specific. The food looks good and there are more vegetables than we usually see on similar menus, but at what point do they stop penciling in price changes and print new menus? Uptown Cafe Charles City, IA, circa 1940 #VintageMenus

🍊💩 is telling a rambling story about a POW camp in Germany in July 1945 with lots of violence and Nazi shit, but all of the camps were liberated by that June, right?

The bucolic village of Kenmore, NY, is a northern suburb of Buffalo and played an important role in the defense industry during WW2. The Tremos patriotically stayed open 24/7 so shift workers could get a meal and McArthur [sic] Special day or night Tremos Kenmore NY WW2 #VintageMenus #BuyWarBonds

Did you ever wonder how the fancy people lived in the 1920s? Here’s a hotel bill for a Mr. John Ryan Jr. and wife of Seattle at the Hotel Commodore in May of 1929. Looks like he engaged a stenographer, just like Joan Crawford in Grand Hotel!

I’m so distracted by this collage of fonts it’s hard to focus on the food. There are so many different cuisines represented here the kitchen must have been chaotic. I’m going with the Special Noon Only enchilada for 55¢ The International San Antonio TX 1940s #VintageMenus

It’s 1938 and the ratio of Nelson Eddy fan clubs to everyone else is baffling #VintageAds #TCMParty (I’m reposting this because I had an embarrassing typo in the original)

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If American Graffiti and Happy Days had a baby it would look like Scrivner’s. You could order from the Fone-A-Chef from your car or hop tables with your friends inside. This joint is perfection, open 24/7. No notes. I want to go there Scrivner’s Drive-In Los Angeles 1950s #VintageMenus

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Not to be a negative Nellie, but this looks like a very limited menu for a 24/7 diner, but considering it’s the 1930s in the middle of nowhere Missouri I guess it’s just right. There seems to be an excess of insurance agencies. That’s a little ominous Service Cafe Nevada, MO 1930s #VintageMenus

Dining at the airport before your flight in the 1950s was just as luxurious and expensive as the flight itself. The food looks great but is pretty expensive, but if you could afford to fly you could afford a $1 cheeseburger (flight prices next page) Host Restaurant SFO circa 1955 #VintageMenus

Huling’s Barn was a restaurant and nightclub that looks like it was a lot of fun with a Greenwich Village vibe on the Hudson. Great prices, enough food to absorb the alcohol and weekend entertainment. And a Seal College next door. Yes. Seal College 🦭 Huling’s Barn Kingston NY 1930s #VintageMenus

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What the hell, Australia? #VintageFood #Abominatons

He’s 💯 gonna swipe somebody’s gold medal tonight, isn’t he?

I had a request for a Pittsburgh menu, and I like this one because they’re not bound by punctuation rules. I’m sure it was a popular teen hangout with its good fountain menu, but I will never understand charging extra for nuts on a sundae Joe’s Place Pittsburgh, PA circa 1960 #VintageMenus

I imagine all mid century bowling recreation centers look like the one where Doris Day works in Storm Warning, minus the Klan. This one looks great! Classic diner food with excellent prices. We’re definitely bowling after lunch Recreation Down-Town Restaurant Houston, 1940s #VintageMenus

Hey ladies. Listen up. Bread is not your enemy and ice cream sundaes are delicious. Tell the “little man” to enjoy the panbroiled liver and grapefruit because he isn’t exactly Tyrone Power either #VintageAds #VintageFood

Judging from the cover, I’m guessing The Court Cafe was angling for the mid century tourist dollar. It’s got typical diner fare, adding things like corn mush and braised calves brain for more adventurous local cuisine. Why is dinner so expensive? The Court Cafe Albuquerque circa 1950 #VintageMenus

The good folks in the Del Monte test kitchen never disappoint. Maybe the green blob is a play on Kryptonite and Super(man)? Not to mention it looks tacky and not like a paid-for, big client ad #VintageAds #VintageFood

Show of hands: who knew that the Smith Brothers (of cough drop fame) had a restaurant? Anyone? Yeah, me either. And it was in business for more than 100 years, so I assume that the food was good (the first cough drops were made here) Smith Bros Restaurant Poughkeepsie, NY 1946 #VintageMenus

“Hey, Chet, a buncha stoners at Del Monte want a new angle. Gimme something folks have never associated with canned corn before” “Uhhh…exercise?” “Say no more” #VintageFood #VintageAds

The food looks good but this is one chaotic menu. •Step away from the font and frame generator •Those aren’t legumes •Why French? Pretty sure Copacabana is Brazilian Anyhoo, let’s join Lola at the hottest spot north of Havana and bon appetit Copacabana NYC, 1940s #VintageMenus

Our friends in the Del Monte test kitchen are high again. Or still. I’d like to think that Julia Child would kick their collective asses for referring to the thing on the left as an omelet. And be advised that the “custard” has pea juice in it #VintageFood #Abominations

Restaurateur Arthur Maisel had a penchant for state-themed restaurants in NYC in the 1950s, because of course tourists want to go to a restaurant called The Californian in Times Square 🤷‍♀️ Quirky premise, but the food looks good so let’s eat! The Californian NYC, 1950s #VintageMenus

Only in Hollywood: After a CD of old OTR shows intended for him got lost in the mail, the famed character actor William Schallert began threatening me.

I’m pretty sure if your restaurant is adjacent to Disneyland it’s like having a money printing press in your office, and Chalet adjoined one of the parking lots, so cha-ching 💰 Their pancake selections are outstanding and I really want potato pancakes now Chalet Anaheim, CA 1964 #VintageMenus

I thought this was a joke recipe but it seems to be real. I know Weight Watchers has helped a lot of people with healthy eating habits over the decades, but what the hell is this? Frozen cheese and raw broccoli? How are you even supposed to eat that? #VintageRecipes #VintageFood

Talk about your all-American drive in! Car hops? ✔️ Open 24 hours? ✔️ Andy’s must have been a great hangout for teenagers with its 15¢ hamburgers and “too thick for a straw” malteds. I’m going for the 75¢ steak dinner myself 🥩 Andy’s Sacramento, 1940ish #VintageMenus

This is so freaking wrong I can’t even justify it with “the 60s were weird” It’s not even truth in advertising because the “recipe” says to cut the Vienna sausages in half (because whole ones are too filling?) and these are clearly uncut. Raw onion rings are a nice touch #VintageFood #Abominations

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Hippo Burgers was an institution in San Francisco from 1950-1987. It was popular for family birthdays during the daytime and was open until 3 a.m. for the late night after-bar crowd. It’s long gone but well remembered Hippopotamus Restaurant San Francisco, 1961 #VintageMenus

Is @benmank77.bsky.social hitting the Just for Men again? #TCMParty

I think Steve Cochran is so good at these roles is because it comes naturally (see also Storm Warning) #TCMParty #WhiteHeat

How to remove all of the nutritional value of eggs: •Add mayonnaise •Fry in margarine •Plate with 4 servings of bacon (I’m not hating on bacon. I love bacon. This is just an inappropriate amount for a 2 egg scramble) #VintageFood #WhatTheHellHellmanns

Originally a sheepfold which housed Central Park’s four legged lawn mowers, Tavern on the Green opened as a restaurant in 1934, serving up ambience and history to tourists and locals for 75 years (reopened in 2014) Let’s do lunch! Tavern on the Green NYC Central Park, 1950 #VintageMenus

There is so much detail to see in this 1961 photograph of Disneyland, that at first glance, I completely missed the LA Airways helicopter. LA Airways started as a helicopter mail service Oct 1947. They added passenger services Nov 1954, including a LAX-to-Disneyland service.

If you’re dining in tonight and haven’t settled on the menu I’ve got you covered. Unfortunately, the crusty salmon entree is a bit fuzzy, but it’s got 2 pounds of canned salmon and 2 pounds of peas. You can figure it out. But yay pie! Okay, it’s potato salad pie, but pie! #VintageFood #Abominations

Happy Valentine’s Day, friends XOXO Marcie 💖