{"product_id":"gator-bar-hotel-floridan-jacksonville-1950s","title":"Gator Bar, Hotel Floridan Jacksonville 1950s","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt must be thirsty work frightening the living daylights out of people in parks, ponds, lakes and golf courses in Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo, who could blame the state’s largest native reptile for wanting to relax by throwing back a cocktail or two?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis cheerful fellow was on the front cover of a 1950s drinks menu at the Gator Bar and Cocktail Lounge at the Floridan Hotel in Jacksonville.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artist has cleverly used the apex predator’s tail - designed for efficient swimming and packed full of criss-crossed muscles – to pick up the stem of a cocktail glass and pour the booze into its jaw.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Floridan Hotel was a downtown landmark in Jacksonville and was designed by architect Henry Klutho. It opened for business in 1910, operated until 1967 and was demolished in 1974. The Bank of America Tower now occupies the block where the hotel stood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are an estimated 1.3 million alligators in all 67 counties of Florida so keep your distance from these impressive creatures - especially if you see one propping up a cocktail bar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNB we found this menu with writing scribbled all over it, probably written by the person who took it as a souvenir.\u003cbr\u003e\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":57492272021670,"sku":"xet1790054267519","price":19.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"11x14 Archival Print (Unframed) $30.00","offer_id":57492272054438,"sku":"mgd1790054267520","price":20.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"13x19 Archival Print (Unframed) $40.00","offer_id":57492272087206,"sku":"idz1790054267521","price":30.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"16x20 Archival Print (Unframed) $55.00","offer_id":57492272119974,"sku":"uiq1790054267522","price":34.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20x24 Archival Print (Unframed) $85.00","offer_id":57492272152742,"sku":"mpf1790054267523","price":55.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36 Archival Print (Unframed) $135.00","offer_id":57492272185510,"sku":"pvh1790054267524","price":98.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/9133\/8662\/files\/gator-bar-hotel-floridan-jacksonville-1950s_1.webp?v=1790054271","url":"https:\/\/coffeetamper.shop\/products\/gator-bar-hotel-floridan-jacksonville-1950s","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}