Pigall's, Paris 1921 1940 Godfrey broadcast his radio show

Godfrey broadcast his radio show live from the Hawaiian Room

operating since November 1894 along the sunset route (though originally named the Sunset Express)

Courtesy University of Nevada Special Collections

The club was the epitome of the golden age of entertainment

This restaurant on London's Oxford Street was a beautiful and sophisticated venue that was known for its excellent international cuisine

Pigall's, Paris 1921 1940 Godfrey broadcast his radio showA gentleman like me or you dines at Pigalls. says this wonderful restaurant advertising card from Paris in 1921. In this post war era France, Britain and Germany had signed an armistice to end the First World War Americans flooded into Paris. Drawn by the falling franc and the free flowing booze Prohibition was in full force in the US the rich and the carefree enjoyed a joyous, Bohemian post war lifestyle. Ernest Hemingway, Man Ray, George Gershwin,