{"product_id":"boyces-des-moines-1930s40s","title":"Boyce's Des Moines 1930s\/40s","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis eye-catching Art Deco design of downtown Des Moines, Iowa, featuring bold geometric shapes and sleek design inspired by Cubism was on the front cover of the menu for Boyce’s, a landmark location in the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe restaurant had two locations – uptown on 25th and Drake and downtown at 610 Grand Avenue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncluded in this artist’s rendering is a tower for KRNT and KSO, early radio stations in Des Moines. The name KRNT was derived from owners Des Moines Register and Tribune while the call letters KSO represented the phrase Keep Serving Others. In 1928 The Des Moines Register \u0026amp; Tribune became the first newspaper to own and operate an airplane full time. It's Bellanca \"Good News IV\" is seen flying above Boyce's logo at the top of the menu cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso featured is the Younkers building, an iconic Midwestern department store chain founded in 1856 in Keokuk, Iowa, that closed in 2018 and had its own upscale tea-room. The Younkers brand is currently being revived online.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoyce’s was famous for its homemade chili, but it also offered 17 types of sundaes, 46 varieties of sandwiches and even an assortment of Heinz soups.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMinimum service in booths was 10 cents and a mere five cents at the Fountain, a price that covered soft drinks like Fresh Lemon Coca Cola, phosphates and chocolate milk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoyce’s was said to be one of the city’s smartest neighborhood restaurants and it also boasted of having installed air-conditioning – a luxury during the 1930s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Regardless of how hot the weather, you may now enjoy the cool invigorating air of the mountain tops,\" proclaims a phrase on the back of the menu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe’re not sure when Boyce’s closed but it is likely to have continued at least until the 1950s.\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":57492296073382,"sku":"ntn1790054340904","price":19.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"11x14 Archival Print (Unframed) $30.00","offer_id":57492296106150,"sku":"yzu1790054340905","price":18.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"13x19 Archival Print (Unframed) $40.00","offer_id":57492296138918,"sku":"dlh1790054340906","price":28.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"16x20 Archival Print (Unframed) $55.00","offer_id":57492296171686,"sku":"hrz1790054340907","price":44.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20x24 Archival Print (Unframed) $85.00","offer_id":57492296204454,"sku":"slp1790054340908","price":59.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36 Archival Print (Unframed) $135.00","offer_id":57492296237222,"sku":"npn1790054340909","price":98.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/9133\/8662\/files\/boyces-des-moines-1930s40s_1.webp?v=1790054345","url":"https:\/\/coffeetamper.shop\/products\/boyces-des-moines-1930s40s","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}