The Flying Lobster, New York 1940s Sizes:A3 (297x420mm) Archival Print (Unframed) so this seems to have

so this seems to have been a promotion dreamed up by the proprietor

The CAFÉ and BOTWIN’S FINE FOOD signs are illuminated as automobiles drive by

You didn’t necessarily go there for the food

the eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes bought up half a dozen bungalows and lived there on and off over several decades

so perhaps the choice of image marks this achievement

The Flying Lobster, New York 1940s Sizes:A3 (297x420mm) Archival Print (Unframed) so this seems to haveA marvelous example of the ingenuity of menu artists, this 1940s cover illustrates how fresh lobsters were transported daily from Maine to New York on the Flying Lobster plane. A giant lobster, its claws extended like wings, is superimposed on the body of an airplane. The Flying Lobster was a New York restaurant located in mid town in the 1940s. The interior of the menu also has charming images happy clams, dancing shrimp and singing salads. Courtesy