attracting royalty and other rich and powerful guests and diners
Frank Rodeike's is a bit of a mystery
but lunch was 3 shillings and less expensive dinners could be obtained for 5 shillings and 7s
It reopened in 1965 as a smaller restaurant seating “only” 1500 patrons but Atlantic City – and dining tastes -changed and the restaurant was past its glory days
This 1946 menu is from the hotel’s Travel Room where guests could dine on cuisines from around the world
Cunard Poodles, RMS Franconia, 1956 Vintage Menu attracting royalty and other richThese whimsical, adorable poodles illustrated a menu from one of the final voyages of the RMS Franconia, the second ship built for Cunard to carry the name. From her maiden voyage in 1923 until the war, Franconia spent the bulk of her time going between Liverpool and New York, while spending the off seasons on world cruises or in the Caribbean an enviable lifestyle. During World War Two she, like most cruise liners, was requisitioned for troop