{"product_id":"rectors-new-york-1950s","title":"Rector's, New York 1950s","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFrom the look of this menu cover, it would be fair to say that the portions of food and drink at Rector’s in New York in the 1950s were … generous. Happy customers are downing giant cocktails, wines, beers and brandies and tackling enormous plates of food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLocated at Times Square, on Broadway at 43\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eStreet, the name of this establishment was probably a tribute to the famed restaurateur and hotelier George Rector, who opened a restaurant on nearby West 44\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estreet in 1899, just as the city’s famous theater district was being established.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eRector’s became famous for its ornate furnishings and elaborate cuisine – a 1900 menu offered 358 different dishes - and was that era’s great Bohemian after-theater restaurant, patronized by high society and celebrity clientele.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOne of the most interesting regulars was James Buchanan Brady, known as Diamond Jim Brady for his habit of wearing part of his 20,000-diamond collection attached to his suspenders and cufflinks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWeighing 250lbs and sporting three chins, Brady’s typical meal at Rector’s included 4 dozen oysters, one dozen crabs and a tray of French pastry and coffee. He didn’t drink alcohol or smoke.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn 1913, Charles Rector sold out and Rector’s became the Claridge Hotel which mobsters such as Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Bugsy Siegel and Frank Costello would use as their headquarters during Prohibition, when they provided booze to speakeasies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Claridge was demolished in 1972 and we presume Rector’s met the same fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\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\n\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":57492250034342,"sku":"khm1790054195163","price":18.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"11x14 Archival Print (Unframed) $30.00","offer_id":57492250067110,"sku":"sqi1790054195164","price":18.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"13x19 Archival Print (Unframed) $40.00","offer_id":57492250099878,"sku":"ujf1790054195165","price":28.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"16x20 Archival Print (Unframed) $55.00","offer_id":57492250132646,"sku":"mkr1790054195166","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20x24 Archival Print (Unframed) $85.00","offer_id":57492250165414,"sku":"eew1790054195167","price":51.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36 Archival Print (Unframed) $135.00","offer_id":57492250198182,"sku":"thx1790054195168","price":95.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/9133\/8662\/files\/rectors-new-york-1950s_1.webp?v=1790054199","url":"https:\/\/coffeetamper.shop\/products\/rectors-new-york-1950s","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}