{"product_id":"sky-room-empire-hotel-san-francisco-1938","title":"Sky Room, Empire Hotel, San Francisco 1938","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the 1930s, several big American cities had bars and restaurants at the top of skyscrapers where people could eat and drink and admire the views stretching out before them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: -apple-system; font-size: 10.5pt; color: #212b36;\"\u003eThe first such venue in San Francisco was in the Empire Hotel on McAllister Street and was called The Sky Room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: -apple-system; font-size: 10.5pt; color: #212b36;\"\u003eThe witty and imaginative artwork on this 1938 menu cover shows elegant men and women partying as if they are on an open-air platform on the 24\u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: super;\"\u003eth\u003c\/span\u003e floor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: -apple-system; font-size: 10.5pt; color: #212b36;\"\u003eThey sit on the edge, their feet dangling, as waiters rush serve cocktails and a small crowd in the street far, far below looks up and cheers in amazement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: -apple-system; font-size: 10.5pt; color: #212b36;\"\u003eHere’s a description of the Sky Room we found on an old postcard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: -apple-system; font-size: 10.5pt; color: #212b36;\"\u003e'Stepping from the elevator, after a silent and swift flight of 24 stories, you are in a different world. Soft, deep carpets, subdued lights, luxurious furnishings… through the transparent walls of plate glass that surround the entire floor, San Francisco lies at your feet. The Bay Bridge, green Yerba Buena island, the Contra Costa hills, the Bay Cities. You follow the horizon – Nob Hill, the towers of the Golden Gate Bridge, Twin Peaks, Civic Center, Market Street, the teeming industrial area.. all these in the brief circle. And when the brilliant palette of the sunset is quenched in the Pacific, a Fairy Land springs into life. Long files of streetlights marching up the encircling hills. Blazing windows from a thousand serrated buildings. Neon signs with intense green and crimson fires. And overhead, the star-spangled canopy of the sky, with perhaps a silver crescent sailing through wisps of cloud. THIS is the Sky Room.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: -apple-system; font-size: 10.5pt; color: #212b36;\"\u003eThe skyscraper, the most prominent building in the Tenderloin district, is now owned by UC Hastings College of the Law, and is used for student housing. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCourtesy Private Collection.\u003c\/p\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\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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 K3 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\u003cb\u003eAll printed in USA.\u003c\/b\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\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vintage Menu Art","offers":[{"title":"8.5x11\" Archival Print (Unframed) $25.00","offer_id":57491735019686,"sku":"fum1790052058003","price":15.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"11x14 Archival Print (Unframed) $30.00","offer_id":57491735052454,"sku":"leq1790052058004","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"13x19 Archival Print (Unframed) $40.00","offer_id":57491735085222,"sku":"uoe1790052058005","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"16x20 Archival Print (Unframed) $55.00","offer_id":57491735117990,"sku":"qsj1790052058006","price":41.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20x24 Archival Print (Unframed) $85.00","offer_id":57491735150758,"sku":"hud1790052058007","price":55.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36 Archival Print (Unframed) $135.00","offer_id":57491735183526,"sku":"qkg1790052058008","price":82.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/9133\/8662\/files\/sky-room-empire-hotel-san-francisco-1938_1.webp?v=1790052064","url":"https:\/\/coffeetamper.shop\/products\/sky-room-empire-hotel-san-francisco-1938","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}