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Title Cathay Tea Garden, 1221-23-25 Chestnut St., Philadelphia [graphic].
Publisher Philadelphia : [publisher not identified]
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1930
Date [ca. 1930]
Physical Description 1 print : letterpress ; sheet 19 x 28 cm (7.5 x 11 in.)
Description Menu for the Cathay Tea Garden located at 1221-1225 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. The green and gold menu cover depicts a Chinese woman, attired in a dress and high-heeled shoes, raising her left hand to her chin as she faces the viewer. She stands on a balcony or bridge overlooking a landscape of trees and mountains under a moonlit sky. The menu is in English and organized by number in sections for “Wines and Liquors” (#1-167); “Chinese Menu” (#1-179); and “American Menu” (#181-383). The Chinese menu includes categories for chop suey, chow mein, Chinese omelettes, and a prix fixe “Table d’Hote” with three different options and prices from $1.25 to $2.50. The American menu includes categories for sea food, steaks, salads, and sandwiches. The restaurant advertises music, broadcasting, and dancing from 12 to 2:00 P.M., 6 to 8 P.M., and 10 to 1 A.M. with a note that “our patrons are requested to dance only with their escorts. This rule is for the protection of both you and us.” A one sheet insertion, decorated with a red border of bamboo, promotes three Table D’Hote dinners for Tuesday, August 17th for 85 cents, $1.10, and $1.35. The Cathay Tea Garden, also called the Cathay Restaurant, 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.
Notes Title from item.
Date inferred from content and active dates of business.
Gift of Linda Kimiko August.
Subject Cathay Restaurant.
Cathay Tea Garden.
Chinese restaurants -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Cooking, Chinese.
Menus.
Restaurants -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Women -- Chinese.
Women -- Chinese -- Clothing & dress.
Asian American restaurants.
AAPI.
Geographic subject Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 1221-1225.
Genre Ephemera -- 1920-1930.
Letterpress works -- 1920-1930.
Menus -- 1920-1930.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| *ephemera - Menus - C [P.2023.43.7]
Accession number P.2023.43.7