Schrafft's, New York 1920 1920s georgiahistory

georgiahistory

was convinced passengers would pay for better amenities

it’s everything we love about vintage menu art

transients

the owner of Bimbo's 365

Schrafft's, New York 1920 1920s georgiahistorySchraffts began life as a candy manufacturer in Boston and in 1898 one its salesmen, a visionary man called Frank G Shattuck, opened the first store in New York. His sister Jane introduced the concept of light lunches and Schraffts developed into a chain of restaurants that was particularly popular with women. This 1920s menu cover, showing an elegantly clad waitress, perfectly illustrates the genteel image of the restaurants during the Roaring