New York World's Fair 'Le Restaurant Francais' (Flags), 1940 Sizes:A3+ (329x483mm, 13x19 inch) Archival Print (Unframed) The Hostellerie du Coq Hardi

The Hostellerie du Coq Hardi opened in 1880 and was famed for its food

They did not exist

we expect this is a bit romanticized but it's fun to think of newly minted oil millionaires coming here and

He sold newspapers on the street as a child and at 14

the restaurant has expanded to 350 seats and has a lobster pound capable of holding 28 tons of crustaceans

New York World's Fair 'Le Restaurant Francais' (Flags), 1940 Sizes:A3+ (329x483mm, 13x19 inch) Archival Print (Unframed) The Hostellerie du Coq HardiCreated by a Syndicat des Restauranteurs which included the Caf de Paris, Drouant, Fouquet's, Hotel Meurice, Pavillon Royal, Armenonville, Pr Catalan, and the French Line, Le Restaurant Franais in the French Pavilion was the most renowned of the 112 restaurants at the 1939 40 World's Fair in New York. The cuisine, service, and dcor in the 350 seat, glass walled dining room, made an astounding impression on the American public. It was run by