A month ago, I presented a 1952 Canadian Pacific Alaska steamship menu that had a cover illustration of the Royal Train used by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (parents of the current queen). Here is a September, 1939 menu … Continue reading
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In 1927, Banff began holding an annual Highland Gathering and Scottish Music Festival at the end of August. By 1931, when this menu was issued, the festival was in its fifth year. I don’t know how many years it continued, … Continue reading
While it doesn’t say so, this menu was clearly used in the full dining car rather than the Skyline coffee shop, as it has higher prices and a slightly wider array of selections. The main addition to the menu is … Continue reading
We’ve previously seen a Skyline coffee shop dinner menu from 1964 that had an image of the Canadian along the Bow River in Banff National Park. This breakfast menu is from 1970 and shows the train along one of the … Continue reading
Unusually, this menu has two photos on the cover, as if some graphics artist didn’t like the “wasted” white space on some other Canadian Pacific menu covers. The back cover has several paragraphs about Indian days followed by a one-sentence … Continue reading
Like yesterday’s menu, this one is not for the hotel on the cover but for the Empress of France. Dated August 15 (while yesterday’s was dated August 12), the meals are a little different. Click image to download a 1.8-MB … Continue reading
We’ve seen a painting of the Chateau Frontenac on a 1940 menu. The two views are from almost exactly the same angle but this photo is more of a close-up. Click image to download a 1.7-MB PDF of this menu. … Continue reading
Katy’s Cove was a private beach in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, open only to guests of Canadian Pacific’s Algonquin Resort. The resort was also known for its golf course and salt water baths. Click image to download a 1.2-MB PDF … Continue reading
Canadian Pacific added the Empress of Britain to its fleet in 1956 in response to competition from Cunard, which had put a new ship, the Saxonia, into Montreal-Liverpool service in 1954. Launched by Queen Elizabeth II herself (who was not, … Continue reading
We’ve seen both of these covers before. The first, showing Mount Eisenhower, was used on an undated pool train dinner menu. The second, showing a RCMP Mountie on horseback, was used on another 1951 Mountaineer dinner menu. Click image to … Continue reading