The cover illustration and back cover text of this menu tells of the legend of the consecration of Westminster Abbey. When the first church was built on the site in the early 600s, with the support of England’s first Christian … Continue reading
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Since 1066, almost every English and British monarch has been crowned at Westminster Abbey or the church that preceded it. The back of this menu says that there has been a sacred building on the site since at least 616, … Continue reading
On December 11, 1936, Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor was crowned King George VI of the United Kingdom after his brother, Edward VIII, abdicated so he could marry a divorced woman. To provide an aura of continuity with his father, … Continue reading
We’ve previously seen children’s menus that doubled as cowboy and Indian maiden masks that were used at the Grand Canyon. This mask of an Indian chief was used at a Fred Harvey restaurant on the Illinois Tollway, but I’ve seen … Continue reading
The cover of this menu says “Monument Valley,” but the spire in the painting is a specific formation known as the Totem Pole. While it is far from obvious in the painting, it measures a full 381-feet tall. The photograph … Continue reading
The Navajo Indians in this menu’s cover painting are pointing to a steam train in the distance, which at once is supposed to convey the wildness of the West and how it has been tamed by the railroad. The 1911 … Continue reading
Many of the restaurants Fred Harvey operated across the country included bars selling cocktails, whiskies, and similar drinks. Someone at the Fred Harvey headquarters thought that it would be amusing to have beverage menus with paintings of “the seven stages … Continue reading
This 1948 lunch menu was used in Grand Canyon’s El Tovar Hotel, which was owned by Santa Fe and leased to Fred Harvey. The menu has seven entrées that appear on both the a la carte and table d’hôte sides, … Continue reading
This Western Pacific menu was used on a 1951 Prairie Farmer tour. I suspect that, like some Great Northern menus, this menu cover was specifically used for tour groups and wasn’t used for ordinary dining car passengers. Given the date, … Continue reading
Here is yet another view of Sopris Peak and the Crystal River, this one on one of Rio Grande’s wraparound photo menus. I’ve been to Colorado many times, but had never heard of the Crystal River until a Streamliner Memories … Continue reading