Manufactured by
Unidentified
Used by
Florida Avenue Grill, founded 1944
Date
late 20th-early 21st century
Medium
printing ink on paper, laminates
Dimensions
H x W x D (closed): 11 5/8 × 8 11/16 × 1/8 in. (29.5 × 22 × 0.3 cm)
H x W (open): 11 3/4 × 17 1/4 in. (29.8 × 43.8 cm)
Description
A menu from the Florida Avenue Grill restaurant in Washington, DC. The menu is made from two (2) printed sheets of paper laminated and folded down the middle to make a bi-fold shape. The front cover features a text box with: "Specializing in / Southern Style Food / Florida Avenue / ...Grill... / since 1944" at center, followed by the restaurant's address and telephone number. The inside of the menu has a banner across the top that reads "Menu" in the upper left corner, with illustrations continuing across the top of various foods and chefs with pots. Breakfast foods are listed on the inside left of the menu, and dinner, seafood, desserts and beverages are listed on the inside right. The back cover lists sandwiches and house specialties.
Place used
1100 Florida Avenue NW, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Type
menus
Topic
Black Enterprise
Business
Cooking and dining
Foodways
Local and regional
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Imar and Tasha Hutchins, Florida Avenue Grill
Object number
2016.114.4
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd503b13458-da7f-42ba-a01f-b6869d3ccee3

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