Hi Hat Cocktail Lounge, Ambassador Hotel, Washington D.C. 1930s Sizes:50x76cm (20x30 inch) Archival Print (Unframed) Josephson opened this second Cafe

Josephson opened this second Cafe Society on 58th street for “ uptown folks” but it was forced to close after his brother Leon refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee and it was wrongly claimed that the restaurant was a hotbed of Communist activity

The London and South Western Railway Company served the south and west of England from 1838 to 1922

it is still in operation today

with alcohol bans officially lifted nationwide

cocktail lounge

Hi Hat Cocktail Lounge, Ambassador Hotel, Washington D.C. 1930s Sizes:50x76cm (20x30 inch) Archival Print (Unframed) Josephson opened this second CafeThis is an amazing black and white menu cover from the bar of the 500 room Ambassador Hotel in downtown Washington D. C. which closed decades ago. We're not quite sure why a ballerina* is dancing in a champagne glass covered by a top hat but the menu is post Prohibition, from the late 1930s, and clearly everyone was having a very good time. The haughty and cheerful expression on the waiter's face is also terrific. The Hi Hat bar was open from 8am to