{"product_id":"cat-and-fiddle-springfield-mo-1950s","title":"Cat and Fiddle, Springfield MO 1950s","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Cat and The Fiddle was a fine dining restaurant and bar when it opened in Springfield, Missouri, in1939. It quickly gained a reputation for having the strongest drinks in town, with ‘doubles’ being the regular shot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1946, the restaurant moved to 1932 S. Glenstone, into what was then the brand-new Park Inn shopping Center.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeon signs were all the rage in towns across America as a popular form of advertising during the '30s to '50s. At some point, one of the owners of the restaurant and bar commissioned a blazing neon sign that featured a black cat playing the violin and that towered above the property.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe neon sign quickly became an iconic feature of Springfield, famous as the birthplace of Route 66 and also known as City of The Ozarks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to accounts found online, the restaurant had a bar in the shape of a cat’s head and customers were allowed to scratch their names on the wood of the bar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis menu illustration is from the late 1950s when The Cat, as it was known to locals, was owned by Garnett and Emily Lytle, who also owned an eponymous restaurant on East Sunshine, Springfield.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Cat evolved into a cocktail lounge with a piano bar in the 1960s and continued in business until 2004 when it was closed permanently and its contents auctioned off. We hope someone saved that neon sign.\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":57492006273190,"sku":"sux1790053202524","price":17.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"11x14 Archival Print (Unframed) $30.00","offer_id":57492006305958,"sku":"luk1790053202525","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"13x19 Archival Print (Unframed) $40.00","offer_id":57492006338726,"sku":"lgd1790053202526","price":31.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"16x20 Archival Print (Unframed) $55.00","offer_id":57492006371494,"sku":"ywg1790053202527","price":37.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20x24 Archival Print (Unframed) $85.00","offer_id":57492006404262,"sku":"blx1790053202528","price":56.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36 Archival Print (Unframed) $135.00","offer_id":57492006437030,"sku":"hmj1790053202529","price":101.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/9133\/8662\/files\/cat-and-fiddle-springfield-mo-1950s_1.webp?v=1790053206","url":"https:\/\/coffeetamper.shop\/products\/cat-and-fiddle-springfield-mo-1950s","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}