Hotel Cleveland, Cleveland 1919 Poodle Mom and dad were assured

Mom and dad were assured that their children would be well entertained while nibbling on a PB & J sandwich and looking out at the landscape passing by

the year that Lindy died

when soda fountains replaced bars in the hotels

When coffee was in short supply

The hotel was converted to condominiums in the 1970s but many of the early architectural features of the building survive

Hotel Cleveland, Cleveland 1919 Poodle Mom and dad were assuredHotel Cleveland: This 1,000 room hotel was built in 1918 by the Van Sweringen brothers as part of an attempt to revitalize the citys Public Square area. The delicate menu cover is lovely and has an art nouveau ring to it but it is the interior of this 1919 menu that fascinates. It has 267 items on offer including 14 clams and oysters dishes, main courses that included frogs legs and terrapin as well as beef and lamb,18 types of potato and 16 desserts