Waldorf Astoria, New York New Year's Eve 1946/7

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Waldorf Astoria, New York New Year's Eve 1946/7This colorful image showing a stylish couple riding a white horse on a merry go round is from a 1947 menu from the iconic Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. The hotel was an oasis of glamour and luxury when it first opened in midtown Manhattan in 1931 and its famed Art Deco interiors were the backdrop of countless celebrations for the upper crust. The Wedgewood Room where this menu came from had a nightclub atmosphere and Frank Sinatra was one of

biscuits and cakes that were sold in grocery stores across the world

dimes and quarters so children could have an arithmetic lesson at the same time they were eating

Glenn Miller

he got a job washing dishes to make ends meet

perfecting it but playing it so often that the manager reportedly told him to play something else

more and more gay people also began using The Black Cat Bar as a meeting place

Tweed's fall meant that The Knickerbocker never got built

was created by cartoonist Murray Wade

to hide from God

At the height of the restaurant’s popularity - in 1975 it expanded from 200 to 400 seats – it employed 140 cooks

the others hang on a ladder and offer all sorts of delicious dishes including lobster and French cheese

The Isthmus of Catalina Island is a section of land that joins the northwestern portion of Santa Catalina Island to the main part of the island