Hotel Cleveland, Cleveland 1919 Sizes:A3 (297x420mm) Archival Print (Unframed) Entertainment in the evenings was

Entertainment in the evenings was a huge part of passenger enjoyment and this pretty menu illustration was for a dinner dance with a carnival theme

No wonder dessert was simple - a sweet eggy brioche with coffee

This was a seven-course menu for $3 per person and some of the dishes were still called by their French names

This promotional brochure for the Cabin Grill in New York City dates to about 1935 and is a nostalgic look back at the naughty days of Prohibition

Hotel Cleveland, Cleveland 1919 Sizes:A3 (297x420mm) Archival Print (Unframed) Entertainment in the evenings wasHotel Cleveland: This 1,000 room hotel was built in 1918 by the Van Sweringen brothers as part of an attempt to revitalize the citys Public Square area. The delicate menu cover is lovely and has an art nouveau ring to it but it is the interior of this 1919 menu that fascinates. It has 267 items on offer including 14 clams and oysters dishes, main courses that included frogs legs and terrapin as well as beef and lamb,18 types of potato and 16 desserts