{"product_id":"apple-tree-shanty-denver-1970s80s","title":"Apple Tree Shanty, Denver 1970s\/80s","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Apple Tree Shanty was known for its barbecue meats prepared over an old-fashioned hickory and apple-wood fire, giant potatoes and award-winning apple pie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe specialty dish was beef tenderloin tips seared in a unique cast aluminum apple mold with a removable lid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWaitresses known as ‘Apple Tree girls’ served customers dressed in Dutch-themed red and black costumes, with starched lace caps on their heads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocated in Denver, Colorado, this restaurant opened in 1949 with little fanfare. The owner, reportedly a local dentist, told the Rocky Mountain News in 1965 that he and his wife decided to make a restaurant out of a four roomed house they owned, thinking they would run the place as a hobby and use it to entertain friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘When we thought we were ready to open we put a sign in the window that we would be open at 5pm,' the publicity-shy owner recalled. ‘We ran out of food at 6pm.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe restaurant continued to open and run out of food, the owner said, until he and his wife finally learned how much food they would need to operate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe plan worked since the owner and his wife would run the Apple Shanty for the next 17 years, and people drove from miles around to eat there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Apple Tree Shanty, whose motto was ‘simple food – blessed with love and attention,’ had a relaxed and fun atmosphere, according to customers who remember going there as children. This menu - the artist's name is unknown - with its charming illustrations is a great example of the imagination and whimsy of vintage menu art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Apple Tree Shanty had various owners after the original owners bowed out and closed in the 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNOTE: many customers who still fondly remember the Apple Tree Shanty say that the owner was a local dentist called Dr Petersen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGallery quality Giclée print on natural white, matte, 100% cotton rag, acid and lignin free archival paper using Epson Ultrachrome HD archival inks. Custom printed with border for matting and framing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003eEach order includes a print of the interior menu.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll printed in USA.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vintage Menu Art","offers":[{"title":"8.5x11\" Archival Print (Unframed) $25.00","offer_id":57492046151846,"sku":"kco1790053315285","price":19.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"11x14 Archival Print (Unframed) $30.00","offer_id":57492046184614,"sku":"vpb1790053315286","price":22.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"13x19 Archival Print (Unframed) $40.00","offer_id":57492046217382,"sku":"pxy1790053315287","price":24.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"16x20 Archival Print (Unframed) $55.00","offer_id":57492046250150,"sku":"fnb1790053315288","price":41.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20x24 Archival Print (Unframed) $85.00","offer_id":57492046282918,"sku":"pul1790053315289","price":51.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36 Archival Print (Unframed) $135.00","offer_id":57492046315686,"sku":"uib1790053315290","price":106.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/9133\/8662\/files\/apple-tree-shanty-denver-1970s80s_1.webp?v=1790053319","url":"https:\/\/coffeetamper.shop\/products\/apple-tree-shanty-denver-1970s80s","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}