{"product_id":"dresden-room-los-feliz-1950s","title":"Dresden Room, Los Feliz 1950s","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe iconic Dresden Room restaurant and lounge has been a Los Angeles landmark since it opened in 1954. This menu cover, with an intriguing illustration of a jester and an exhausted party girl, is likely to be from its earliest era since it announces the arrival of ‘Hollywood’s new, smart rendezvous.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImpressively, seven decades on and counting, the Dresden is still a landmark, still a smart rendezvous and still owned by the same family. Carl Ferraro and his wife Sara initially bought the Loz Feliz restaurant and kept the name, which referred to the porcelain Dresden dolls utilized as décor by the previous owner.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe couple remodeled in 1963, adding white Leatherette booths, chandeliers made of Venetian glass and a wood-beamed ceiling. This vintage interior, refreshed in 2020, remains in mint condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe restaurant has featured in films such as The Two Jakes (1990) starring Jack Nicholson, What Women Want (2000) with Mel Gibson, Anchorman ( 2004) with Will Ferrell and the Mad Men television series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut it was the Dresden’s appearance in Swingers (1996) that is most memorable and shot the restaurant into pop culture stardom. The film starred Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn and Heather Graham as struggling actors trying to make it in Hollywood and also featured the beloved husband-and-wife duo Marty and Elayne and their singular version of the Bee Gees hit \u003ci\u003eStayin’ Alive.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe couple – Marty on drums and vocal and Elayne on piano and flute - performed their lounge act at the Dresden five or six nights a week for a remarkable 40 years until Marty’s death, at the age of 89, in 2022. Live music featuring other artists continues to be played nightly at the restaurant.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Dresden is now in the capable hands of Carl and Sara’s son Jimmy and grandson Mark. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\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":57491876348070,"sku":"ksx1790052671489","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"11x14 Archival Print (Unframed) $30.00","offer_id":57491876380838,"sku":"dsg1790052671490","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"13x19 Archival Print (Unframed) $40.00","offer_id":57491876413606,"sku":"vxr1790052671491","price":27.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"16x20 Archival Print (Unframed) $55.00","offer_id":57491876446374,"sku":"xcu1790052671492","price":37.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20x24 Archival Print (Unframed) $85.00","offer_id":57491876479142,"sku":"mjq1790052671493","price":51.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36 Archival Print (Unframed) $135.00","offer_id":57491876511910,"sku":"mwv1790052671494","price":89.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/9133\/8662\/files\/dresden-room-los-feliz-1950s_1.webp?v=1790052675","url":"https:\/\/coffeetamper.shop\/products\/dresden-room-los-feliz-1950s","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}