Café Continental, New York 1950s 1940s Who knows but this porker

Who knows but this porker is certainly charming and was created by someone with a sense of humor

Cherbourg and New York

Its military theme was a celebration of the Franco-Russian Alliance

Among the guests who stayed at the Onondaga: Theodore Roosevelt

Several State Cafes opened in provincial English cities but most of them had closed by the late 1940s

Café Continental, New York 1950s 1940s Who knows but this porkerThe Caf Continental was situated in the Barbizon Plaza Hotel on Central Park South. The cover features an illustration by John Held Jr. (1889 1958) an American cartoonist, printmaker, illustrator, and author. One of the best known magazine illustrators of the 1920s, Held created cheerful art showing his characters dancing, motoring and engaging in fun filled activities. The drawings depicted the flapper era in a way that both satirized and influenced