July 15, 1921. Our third photo of the treetop table at the Krazy Kat in Washington. View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. (Coming Monday: Details on the Krazy Kat and one of the notables who ran it.)
Of all the photos I've seen on Shorpy, these images from the Krazy Kat are my favorites. Beautiful people doing scandalous things in a magical place... I want to go there right now!
Submitted by DeadFred on Tue, 02/26/2008 - 3:04pm.
What an image. Fantastic! Can you imagine someone trying to open a club with a treehouse today?.. Lets see ... hmmmm the insurance bill would be $2 million a year, Greenpeace would picket you, County Legal would arrest you for smoking in a public place, Fire dept would shut you down ( open candle), yada yada ... Would someone please turn on the "Wayback" machine!
Submitted by Richmonder on Mon, 02/25/2008 - 3:50pm.
People sure knew how to have a good time back then. Although, I guess you had to keep your imbibing to a minimum if you wanted to make it to the ground in one piece...
Why do these photos always remind me of some song?
Rockabye table, in the treetop
When the wind blows, the table will rock
When the bough breaks, the table will fall
And down will come flappers, table and all
P.S. I love it that you put this one in the "Restaurants and Bars" category. LOL!
