Joaquin Garay's Copa, San Francisco, 1950s Sizes:A2 (420x594mm) Archival Print (Unframed) the restaurant was sold to

the restaurant was sold to businessmen Frank Kelsey and Charlie Solomon – Cap’n Eddie was his son

The room was strikingly modern with its space age theme and this artwork depicting planets must have seemed – it still is today – new and exciting

Opened  in 1959

United Airlines and the multinational oil and gas corporation Exxon – Bass elevated opening film credits into an art form

Chin Lee invites you to "Eat Drink and Be Merry" or just "Drink and Be Merry"

Joaquin Garay's Copa, San Francisco, 1950s Sizes:A2 (420x594mm) Archival Print (Unframed) the restaurant was sold toJoaquin Garay was a well known orchestra leader and radio personality in the 30s and 40s. He opened the glamorous Copacabana night club in San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf in September 1941 and it soon became a popular hang out for celebrities of the era. Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall frequented it often during their honeymoon and John Wayne was a big fan. Joaquin released an album "A Night At Joaquin Garay's Copacabana" in the mid 1940s and the