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Federal Auto: 1917
... a good hot 25-cent meal sure hit me between the eyes. Dairy Lunch I always assumed, when I saw "dairy lunches" mentioned in old ... this is the craziest kosher restaurant ever! So what is a dairy lunch, anyway? [The "dairy lunch room" came to prominence in the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/07/2012 - 10:18pm -

Washington, D.C., circa 1917. "Federal Auto Supply Co., Pennsylvania Avenue." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size. The legless beggarDid the photographer mean to make a social statement with this picture? Probably not, considering racial attitudes back then. But a legless black beggar one door away from a good hot 25-cent meal sure hit me between the eyes. Dairy LunchI always assumed, when I saw "dairy lunches" mentioned in old novels, that it meant the same thing in gentile circles that it does in Jewish ones -- that is, a restaurant that doesn't serve meat. Looking at this photo, I'm getting the idea that I might have been wrong about that. Either that or this is the craziest kosher restaurant ever! So what is a dairy lunch, anyway? [The "dairy lunch room" came to prominence in the late 19th century, offering fast food for white-collar workers. The name signified "not a saloon" as much as it did the contemporary fad for malteds, shakes and ice cream. Dairy bars found new popularity with the rise of the temperance movement and advent of Prohibition. A lot of these places were former taverns. - Dave] LunchBeen a while since I've had liver and onions for any meal let alone lunch. I'll spring for the small steak for man in need at the drug store. Any idea what the hose near the curb might have been for? Today's QueryAnyone know where I can get some hot rolls? InterchangeabilityHm. Ford Parts next door to Ford Lunch -- maybe I don't wanna know. Eh?477 would be right about where the Canadian Embassy is now. A Legless VeteranGiven the dating of the picture as "circa 1917" I think it's reasonable to suppose that the legless man might be a World War I veteran injured in the War. [He's an old man, so he would not be a WWI vet. - Dave] The Dairy Lunch todayThe Court Street Dairy Lunch still exists in Salem, Oregon. A luncheon based on dairy products must have been considered particularly healthsome. Re: Eh?Unless it was 477 Penn Ave SE, which would put it behind the capital about halfway to Eastern Market. Some surviving buildings in that neighborhood are reminiscent of these buildings. [This is 477 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest. - Dave] Dairy Lunch ReduxOh, of course! Duh! Thank you! To differentiate themselves from the "free lunch" offered by bars, as a respectable eating place. I suppose the "family lunch" places we've seen advertised in some photos had the same idea. Tire TrollopThat appears to be the Kelly Girl in the left door. An infamous ad from 1910 showed her sitting on a Kelly tire and exposing her ankles! It was a huge controversy. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, D.C., Natl Photo)
Detroiter and Argo: 1915
... I guess I've led a sheltered life or something. Seeing "Dairy Lunch" signs in at least a couple Shorpy photos and wasn't sure what it ... know more about this interesting term? [More on the "dairy lunch" phenomenon here . - Dave] Thanks Dave. In addition to ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/04/2012 - 9:38pm -

Washington, D.C., circa 1915. "W.L. Smith agency, Argo cars, 14th Street N.W." Also home, as seen here earlier, to the Square Deal Auto Exchange. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size. Geyer's Beer Garden Washington Post, Oct 7, 1909. Geyer's Palm Garden. F.H. Geyer has done much for upper Fourteenth street in the way of palm garden amusements for summer evenings. He purchased the place from George F. Kozel, and remodeled it, making it the best equipped in this vicinity. His winter palm garden, which has just opened, is one of the fashionable resorts of the northwest. The catering is excellent, seafood a speciality, and good music is always an attraction. Washington Post, Oct 22, 1933. Beer Gardens of Old Capital Added Froth to Life. … On Upper Fourteenth street, just below U, was the dandy of all beer gardens — Geyer's. Out in the back yard, covered with gravel that persistently got in low shoes, a band blared away while waiters rushed to and from with seidels, steins, and schooners. Geyer's was the Mecca for young love; for the young blades of the day. It was packed and jammed nightly. Gentlemen!An early SCCA or IMSA gathering. The stretch of 14th (and 15th) out from Massachusetts Avenue seemed to attract auto sales emporiums. I remember them from when at SJC on Vermont Avenue back before time was invented. Almost 100 years laterView Larger Map As Seen on ShorpyMore on the Argo Cyclecar here and here. A Quick GetawayLooks like the starting lineup of the Annual Al Capone 500. Holy Cow - another dairy sign!I guess I've led a sheltered life or something. Seeing "Dairy Lunch" signs in at least a couple Shorpy photos and wasn't sure what it meant -- milkshakes? I did a little Internet searching and I see its use being Jewish to separate meat from dairy, more like fish, eggs and dairy products. It is also the part of many restaurant names. Anyone know more about this interesting term? [More on the "dairy lunch" phenomenon here. - Dave] Thanks Dave. In addition to the extra Dairy Lunch info you've provided, I also just discovered that I can add another comment below yours ... well, at least I hope so. I will find out if this comment shows up. Love this website! (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, D.C., Natl Photo)
Our Confederate Dead: 1910
... many towns the main streets are so wide. Note Murray's Dairy Lunch with Coca-Cola "at our fountain" sign. And at least two wholesale ... for a while but I'm double-parked. Murray's Dairy Lunch Was Murray's the 1910 equivalent of the Kosher, Ratner's Dairy ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/21/2012 - 5:18pm -

Norfolk, Virginia, circa 1910. "Confederate Monument." Our third look at Norfolk this week reveals another MacDonald's Luncheon & Cigar, as well the Stag Hotel and terminals for the Portsmouth and Berkley ferries. And: Clam Broth Served Daily. Whew! 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. Clam Broth Served DailyOh yeah baby, that ought to pack 'em in. I'd rather eat next door at "Mac" Donalds. Now surrounded by the dullness of officesView Larger Map Wide Streets, Thirsty ThroatsCurbside parking on both sides, horse & wagon lengthwise parking in the middle, and two-abreast lanes of traffic each way--suddenly I understand why in older parts of many towns the main streets are so wide. Note Murray's Dairy Lunch with Coca-Cola "at our fountain" sign. And at least two wholesale liquor dealers. And lighted horse fountain. A thriving, thirsty town. And a well-framed interesting photograph. I'd like to linger for a whilebut I'm double-parked. Murray's Dairy LunchWas Murray's the 1910 equivalent of the Kosher, Ratner's Dairy Restaurant on Delancey Street in Manhattan? Ratner's opened in 1905 and closed in 2000. A victim of the Lower East Side's morphing into the East Village with its accompanying massive rents. In any case, Murray, wisely, took advantage of the Coca-Cola signage programs. Nothing left but the statueI imagine this was not the most pleasent of places. Mickey D's and the Stag Hotel on the corner there looks a bit unsavory, and the air looks to be full of particulate matter and the smell of horses. But it sure looks lively. Today, google maps tells us this (and Main street) is -- effectively -- an office park with lots of bland high rises, with no street businesses in sight, and lots of those elevated walkways which ensures nobody has to go outside. The ferrys still exist, but are hidden behind yet more offiuce buildings. But the confderate soldier still stands watch over it all. He looks pretty out of place, and I wonder if he is becoming a political hot potato, because he reminds folks of a Southern past that seems less attractive as the years go by. Clam Broth Served DailyAll I can say is, thank God! I can't get my day started without a big bowl of clam broth. Commercial PlaceToday, that area of town in known as Commercial Place. The monument was removed in the late 60's for fear it might be damaged by pile drivers on the construction site of the nearby Bank of America building. The monument was re-erected in 1971. 1905 Clam Drink Recipes The Spatula, 1905. The Fountain and Its Accessories. Conducted by E. F. White. Clam Drinks. Clam juice, like beef tea, must always be served hot. It spoils very readily and must be kept on ice. If a distinction is desired between clam bouillon and clam broth, serve the latter with a spoonful of butter and the former without it. A good way to keep the names apart, says the Soda Fountain, is to have your clam juice of clam juice with hot water, clam bouillon is the same with a dash of lemon juice added and clam broth is clam juice mixed with cream or milk. Clam juice with hot water and seasoned well may be known as clam nightcap. Clam juice cocktail is made with one ounce of clam juice, two drams of lemon juice and hot water. Clam juice may be served in the proportion of one-half to one ounce to an eight-ounce mug, filling the latter with hot water and serving with a spoon; also giving the patron celery salt, salt and pepper cellars and soda crackers. The clam juice is served more acceptably by adding an ounce of milk, better yet by using half water and half milk and still better by using all hot milk. A small amount of butter causes a marked improvement. The Book of Priceless Recipes, 1907. II. Soups. Clam Broth for Twelve Persons. Eighty clams, one quart of the clam liquor, one quart of milk and cream mixed, one tablespoonful of flour, four small spoonfuls of butter, one small onion and parsley. Scald the clams in their liquor. When well scalded skim them carefully and cut the soft part away and return hard part to the liquor, with the onion, parsley and seasoning. Cook half an hour. Heat the milk and cream to boiling point, thicken with two tablespoonfuls flour and one of butter. Mash soft part of clams through a coarse sieve or vegetable press. At the last moment add the puree of clams to the milk and strain in the hot clam liquor. Serve with one spoonful of whipped cream to each cup or plate. Mrs. Jay Cooke, Jr. Eighty ClamsLet us not take the labors of Stanton Square's flying fingers too much for granted. Huzzah! I see him every dayI work in a building just to the left of the Berkeley/Portsmouth ferry terminals. It is certainly a very different view now. Those terminals are exactly where part of the Sheraton hotel and Waterside District, a food, drink, concert venue, now sits. I love this image, but I wonder often about the focal dimensions. This statue is quite tall, and the city off in the distance is Portsmouth, at least three-quarters of a mile away. How did they control f-stops back then? (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, Civil War, DPC, Horses, Norfolk)
National Theatre: 1918
... to the street. It's like walking into a cocoon. Dairy Lunch "Dairy Lunch" for a restaurant seems so unpalatable. I am wondering if there is ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/27/2012 - 3:21pm -

March 1918. The National Theatre on E Street. At right is Shoomaker's, a favorite Shorpy hangout. Harris & Ewing glass negative. View full size. Back to the SpongeDave, I've seen North By Northwest several times but other than the scene in the Plaza Hotel where Kaplan's suit is being delivered to the room or is that what you're referring to. [Not sure I follow the question. Script below. - Dave] Cary Grant at the Ambassador East, on phone to valet: "Room 463. How quickly can you get a suit sponged and pressed? Yes, fast. 20 minutes? Fine." Sponge Again Part 2Ok, but how did you remember such an insignificant piece of dialogue from a 50 year old movie. [I've seen the movie and remembered the line is the best explanation I can give! - Dave] Sponge AgainThanks, you answered my question. My new question is: How did you come up with that answer to a question so obscure, that quickly? You never cease to amaze me. [I Googled the script for "North by Northwest." - Dave] Out With The OldDid the "old" National Theatre burn down? [The National had been "new" for more than 20 years, having been rebuilt following a fire in February 1885. The building in this photo was was torn down in 1923 and replaced with the current structure. This section of E Street is now part of Pennsylvania Avenue. - Dave] WindowsThe one thing that always strikes me is all the open windows in these old large buildings, even in the winter. Today, working in Downtown anywhere, the windows will almost certainly be sealed shut, a consequence of our new ventilation systems. What we have lost is the connectedness to the street. It's like walking into a cocoon. Dairy Lunch"Dairy Lunch" for a restaurant seems so unpalatable. I am wondering if there is some other reason to the name? Did it signify that it was non-kosher because dairy was served there? Or was it the other way around--meaning that there was no meat(only fish) served there? ["Milk bars" and "dairy lunches" were a phenomenon of the 1910s, 20s and 30s, a byproduct of the temperance movement. A lot of these places were bars and pubs before Prohibition. - Dave] Baths?The pole on the sidewalk on the left side of the image appears to say "Baths." Would this be correct? [Yes, if you needed one. - Dave] SpongeThe tailor shop, to the left of National Dairy Lunch, has a sign in its window "Suits Sponged and Pressed." I've never seen or heard that term before. Was it an early form of dry cleaning or an expeditious way of getting the garment clean. [So you've never seen "North by Northwest." - Dave] Shows at the National"The Land of Joy" was a Spanish musical revue that opened on Broadway on Oct. 31, 1917 and closed in January 1918 after 100 performances. "Friendly Enemies" opened in New York on July 22, 1918, and closed in August 1919 after 440 performances--a major hit for 1918. The posters must be announcing an out-of-town tryout. [A January 1918 item in the New York Times has "Friendly Enemies" set for a February opening in New York. For reasons unknown, it didn't happen. The play opened in Atlantic City before going to Washington. - Dave] (The Gallery, D.C., Harris + Ewing, Performing Arts)
Mothproof: 1920
... [Mothproof garment bags. - Dave] "Cafe and Dairy Lunch" appears to be on the wall behind the Peoples Drug sign. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/08/2011 - 9:49am -

Washington, D.C., circa 1920. "Peoples Drug Store, 14th & U." A nighttime view of the store seen here and here and here. Your headquarters for "tar bags." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size. Just WonderingWhat are Tar Bags? [Mothproof garment bags. - Dave] "Cafe and Dairy Lunch"appears to be on the wall behind the Peoples Drug sign. Let's hope they moved to a new location and didn't go out of business. The sidewalk is filthy with cigar butts and other trash. That wasn't unusual in the old days. I remember it being that way when I was a kid. Try throwing a candy bar wrapper or cigar butt on the ground today in front of someone and see what happens. They don't sell light bulbsEvidently, since I count 25 burned out in the sign. It's organizedBug killing stuff on the left, people killing stuff on the right. Broom anyone?You would have thought they would send the stock boy out to at least broom off the front entrance sidewalk before snapping a pic of the store. While he's at it, give him a quart of paint and a brush for the front door. (The Gallery, D.C., Natl Photo, PDS, Stores & Markets)
The Storms of Lewinsville: 1910
... Its bottling plant was at 3247 Q Street. There were also "dairy lunch rooms" at 2005 Florida Avenue and at Florida and Seventh Street. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/23/2010 - 1:57am -

Circa 1910. "Storms. Lewinsville, Virginia." On the J.A. Storm farm in Fairfax County. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size. The Storms of LewinsvilleJohn A. Storm, with his partner John W. Sherwood, ran the Storm & Sherwood Lewinsville Farm Dairy for many years -- from around the turn of the century well into the 1930s. The dairy brand persisted into the 1950s. Its bottling plant was at 3247 Q Street. There were also "dairy lunch rooms" at 2005 Florida Avenue and at Florida and Seventh Street. The Storm family was a force in Fairfax County politics from the 1880s on. The hard work on the Storm farm was done by servants and dairy employees. The WalnutsThe tree looks like it might be a walnut -- the largest I have ever seen! I was truly expecting a different kind of storm here. LewinsvilleThe long-gone hamlet of Lewinsville was located a couple miles east of present-day Tysons Corner, between what is now Leesburg Pike (Route 7) and Georgetown Pike (Route 193). This used to be one of the most productive dairy farming areas in Virginia, but it's wall to wall subdivisions now. How you gonna keep 'em down on the farmAfter they've seen these two. Is it Politically Incorrectto refer to the woman on the right as a Classic Battle Ax? BeautifulAnd to think they're only 35 years old! (I covet the seated lady's brooch) SpycraftThis scene is close to the spot where they would put CIA headquarters later in the century. Forestry DivisionThe bark and sawtooth leaves suggest elm to me. Or might this be agrass negative? War and ReconstructionOld enough to have lived through the war and reconstruction, these two ladies probably relished having their children and grandchildren gathered around as they told the tales of Stonewall, Lee, and the boys of the Confederacy. Their first-hand accounts are now lost to history as is the landscape. Close-upI was quite surprised and pleased to note that both ladies appear much kindlier in the full view since it usually works the other way round. How beautiful our neighborhood used to be even as recently as 30 years ago when there were corn fields and cow pastures on either side of the Dulles Airport access road with an occasional hilltop farm house and/or barn. Only concrete and siding is grown there now. We all call it the Los Angelesization of Northern Virginia and, having come from LA, I can certainly vouch for that. Two interesting facesPlenty of lines and wrinkles, no doubt, after decades of hard work and the trials of life; but at the same time there is kindness there as well, especially the lady who is seated. The standing lady at first appears fierce, but a closer look reveals some tenderness beneath the rough exterior. They have seen and experienced a great deal, and I wish I could spend an afternoon under that tree sipping lemonade and talking to them about it. (The Gallery, Natl Photo, Portraits)
Peoples Drug No. 3: 1920
... thing doesn't work out, we can reopen the cafe and dairy lunch. Bachelors, Second Floor ... Old Maids on 3. Step to the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/08/2011 - 9:46am -

Washington, D.C., circa 1920. "People's Drug Store, 14th and U." Your Hypo-Cod headquarters. National Photo Co. Collection glass negative. View full size. Sign o the timesMaybe if the Hypo-Cod thing doesn't work out, we can reopen the cafe and dairy lunch. Bachelors, Second Floor... Old Maids on 3. Step to the rear of the car, please! Bachelors: Second FloorI'm rather interested to find out what happens to the bachelors when they visit the second floor (sign on the left). John Ruskin had been dead for 20 years at this point. I am more familiar with him as a writer and critic, but it looks like they're selling postcards with art by him? Hypo-CodI found this blog entry about this remedy. [The "articles" linked to were thinly disguised ads that appeared in dozens of newspapers. The Hypo-Cod campaign, which pushed what was basically cod liver oil as a "flu tonic" in the aftermath of the influenza epidemic, marked the emergence of People's Drug as a major advertiser in the Washington Post. Below, an example from this series. Click to enlarge. - Dave] "Come up and see my etchings"It must have been awfully handy for those Bachelors on the second floor to have a drugstore right downstairs! Some prefer Hypo-Cod, but for me... Nuxated Iron fills the bill! Send that man to the second floor!A most unfortunate juxtaposition: John Ruskin's 1848 marriage was annulled on grounds of impotence. There were rumors at the time that he had run in terror from the honeymoon suite. Later he offered to prove his virility in court; one would like details of that, but the offer was not taken up. Dan and JohnWhat're the Blues Brothers doing here? John Ruskin CigarsIn his writings, Ruskin denounced tobacco as a curse. These cheap "El Ropos" were on the market from 1890 until the 1950s. Ruskin could have used that nuxated ironNuxated iron was often prescribed to treat impotence. It was a mixture of "organic iron" and a stimulant derived from nux vomica: strychnine. I guess it'd be handy for the bachelors too. (The Gallery, D.C., Natl Photo, PDS, Stores & Markets)
Boiled Dinners: 1910
... of interest include, starting from the left, Pittsburg Dairy Lunch, Considine's (serving Budweiser Imported Pilsner Beer), McNamara ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/10/2017 - 7:42pm -

Detroit circa 1910. "Monroe Avenue and City Hall." Points of interest include, starting from the left, Pittsburg Dairy Lunch, Considine's (serving Budweiser Imported Pilsner Beer), McNamara Sign Co. (SIGNS, ELECTRIC SIGNS), the Detroit Billiard & Pool Room, McGough's Restaurant (Boiled Dinners 25¢; "We Draw the Best Glass of Beer in the City"), Gies's Restaurant, Sweeney's Billiards, the Hotel Fowler, the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, the Hammond Building (and, rising behind it, the Ford Building), a "moonlight tower" arc lamp stanchion, and the bunting-bedecked City Hall. 8x10 glass negative. View full size. Like Mother used to makeBoiled dinners were a common meal in my childhood home as we all loved them and they were easy to make. Most common was the ham, cabbage and potato combo (Polish soul food), but you could also use corned beef, cabbage, carrots and spuds (Irish soul food), or the seafood version of a summer supper boil with shrimp, kielbasa, corn on the cob, potatoes, etc. My mom was born in that year, 1910, and I never ate in a restaurant until I went on a class trip to NYC when I was fourteen. Years later, when I moved to the Southwest, I was amazed to see babies in high chairs eating chips and salsa in Mexican restaurants. How privileged I was to have a cooking mother who fed our faces as well as our souls. The Johnson BlockThis is now an empty lot across from the CompuWare building. The lower profile buildings are part of the Johnson block and dated from the 1850s. All of these buildings were demolished about 1990. Unelectric "Electric Sign" signIt's interesting that the sign company's "Electric Signs" sign is not an electric sign. Picking Over the RemainsAlmost all of the buildings in this photo have disappeared. I believe that all that remains now are the Ford Building, the early part of the Penobscot Building peeking above City Hall, and the Soldiers and Sailors Monument (although that has been moved several hundred feet to the west). As Strasbourg16 says below, all of the buildings on the left were torn down in 1990. They were cleared, after a lengthy preservation struggle and years of neglect, for a shopping center that was never built. here is some more information on these buildings and some photos of them both in their heyday and in their sad last days before demolition. Also, looking at the stores on the Monroe block on the left (as well as the thorough lack of cars), I think the dating of this photo may be a little late and that it's more likely to be 1908 or '07. (The Gallery, Bicycles, Detroit Photos, DPC, Streetcars)
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