| Creator |
Brightbill, George M., collector. |
| Title |
Cathay Restaurant, 1221-23 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. [graphic] : Music, dancing, broadcasting. |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia : Published by Acme Sales Promotion Co |
| Date |
[ca. 1920] |
| Physical Description |
1 photomechanical print : color photolithograph ; sheet 9 x 15 cm (3.5 x 5.5 in.) (postcard format) |
| Description |
Interior view of the Cathay Restaurant located at 1221-1223 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. Shows the view from the second-floor
staircase, looking down at the main dining room on the first level and the balcony sections that flank the main stairway.
Depicts on the first floor, a line of red tray holders for waitstaff in the left and rows of white table-clothed dining tables
and chairs. On the balconies are additional rows of white table-clothed dining tables and chairs. The edges of the balcony
are lined with different-colored figurine lamps with fringed shades. Colored paper lanterns and a chandelier hang from the
ceiling. The Cathay restaurant, also called the Cathay Tea Garden, was a Chinese restaurant that had a large dance floor where
musicians and bands played. They also broadcasted a live radio show. The restaurant closed in 1973.
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| Notes |
Title from item. |
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Date inferred from medium and content. |
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Numbered 95415 on verso. |
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Sheet number: 112A03. |
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Divided back. |
| Subject |
Cathay Restaurant. |
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Chairs. |
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Chinese restaurants -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Dining tables. |
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Lamps. |
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Paper lanterns. |
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Restaurants -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Asian American restaurants. |
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AAPI. |
| Geographic subject |
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 1221-1223. |
| Genre |
Photomechanical prints -- Color -- 1910-1920. |
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Postcards -- 1910-1920. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Brightbill postcards [Hotels and Restaurants - Bingham through Green's - 112] |
| Accession number |
Brightbill 112 |
