The Cocky Cactus, San Bernadino late 1950s

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The Cocky Cactus, San Bernadino late 1950sThe inventiveness of vintage menu artwork never fails to make us smile. This prickly fellow wearing a chefs hat was created for the Cocky Cactus restaurant in San Bernardino, California. Hosts Audrey and Wally Poole ran this establishment for many decades from the 1930s until the late 1950s. There was a cocktail lounge and a dining room where the menu noted: sorry not responsible for well done steaks. Like most restaurateurs, the Pooles and their

Hollywood and Broadway stars

Famous comedians and crooners of the era played there and guests danced to the music of big bands in the cavernous nightclub called Rio Cabana that had dance instructors on hand to show them the steps

encouraged by an organization called The New Health Society

it served French cuisine and female staff added to its genteel ambience

Carole Lombard

by arranging for local farmers to call in reports to a New England broadcasting station

He started with "Monte Proser's Zombie

A giant Eat Now sign sat on top of the building as well as a reader board which said "Bees humm cause they don't know the words

An estimated 153 chefs were on round-the-clock duty in the kitchens which went through thousands of pounds of lobster tails every day

orange and blue and it’s a marvelous example of the old Los Angeles restaurant scene

thus creating more beach area in districts such as Kenmore

Unsurprisingly

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