The Brass Rail, New York, 1938 Sizes:A4 (210x297mm) Archival Print (Unframed) Restaurateur Paul Cummins was born

Restaurateur Paul Cummins was born in Cedar Rapids

El Chico's walls were decorated in colourful murals depicting scenes from Spanish life and they are still on the walls

which opened in 1915

This splendid 1930s menu cover from The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles is from the collection of Craig Claiborne

The Brass Rail, New York, 1938 Sizes:A4 (210x297mm) Archival Print (Unframed) Restaurateur Paul Cummins was bornThe Brass Rail covered an entire city block in midtown Manhattan and spanned five floors. There was a restaurant where huge sides of meat were roasted on open fires, a caf with a full orchestra playing every night, and several bars. This 1938 drinks menu in art deco style features an extraordinary creature that is half woman and half devil, draining the contents of a cocktail glass. Frank Sinatra used to meet Jimmy Van Heusen, his favorite songwriter,