{"product_id":"biltmore-hotel-room-service-oklahoma-1950s","title":"Biltmore Hotel Room Service, Oklahoma 1950s","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Biltmore Hotel in Oklahoma City was conceived and built during the Great Depression and designed by the architectural firm Hawk and Parr.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe tallest building in the state, it was completed in 1932 and offered 619 rooms, each with amenities like free radio, circulating ice water, ceiling fans and – later – air conditioning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eGuests in the oil business flocked to the property but financial woes plagued the hotel throughout most of its life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDespite protests by conservationists,  city leaders agreed with the owners in 1973 that it had outlived its purpose and the building was destroyed in a planned demolition shown on televisions across the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSome 900 explosives were planted around the building so that the steel-reinforced structure would collapse inwards. Black and white photographs of the impressive event are still available on the internet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis charming room service menu showing an illustration of a refrigerator was for the NightHawk Room Service, which went into effect at 11pm after regular room service closed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis menu is dated in the 1950s, since there is a note about the items on the menu being priced according to the Office of Price Stabilization (OPS.) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe OPS was the federal agency introduced by then-President Harry Truman to control prices during the Korean War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe onset of hostilities in June 1950 came as a surprise to most Americans, causing prices to rise and worries about hoarding and price-gouging. During the first month of the war, for example, coffee prices rose nine per cent. A few months later, the price of an average basket of groceries had risen 25 per cent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOPS was not a popular policy and it ended in 1953.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCourtesy Private Collection.\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 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":57491763036326,"sku":"sbu1790052304605","price":19.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"11x14 Archival Print (Unframed) $30.00","offer_id":57491763069094,"sku":"les1790052304606","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"13x19 Archival Print (Unframed) $40.00","offer_id":57491763101862,"sku":"txi1790052304607","price":26.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"16x20 Archival Print (Unframed) $55.00","offer_id":57491763134630,"sku":"bsv1790052304608","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20x24 Archival Print (Unframed) $85.00","offer_id":57491763167398,"sku":"gsk1790052304609","price":63.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36 Archival Print (Unframed) $135.00","offer_id":57491763200166,"sku":"egu1790052304610","price":108.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/9133\/8662\/files\/biltmore-hotel-room-service-oklahoma-1950s_1.webp?v=1790052308","url":"https:\/\/coffeetamper.shop\/products\/biltmore-hotel-room-service-oklahoma-1950s","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}