Louisiana Tea Rooms
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- | [[File:Kolbs-Tea-Room-New-Orleans-LA-postcard-front.jpg|center|thumb|600px|Tea Room, Second Floor, Kolb's | + | [[File:Kolbs-Tea-Room-New-Orleans-LA-postcard-front.jpg|center|thumb|600px|Tea Room, Second Floor, Kolb's Restaurant, New Orleans, Louisiana; postcard front; this tea room "Catering Particularly to the Ladies" is apparently a woman-safe dining space situated above a tavern in which alcohol was served before the passage of the Volstead Act; the potted plants mark it as an upscale establishment, probably photographed before World War One.]] |
- | [[File:New-Tea-Room-Kolbs-German-Tavern-New-Orleans-Louisiana-Postcard-Front.jpg|center|thumb|600px|New Tea Room, Second Floor, Kolb's German Tavern, New Orleans, Louisiana; postcard front; because the words "German" and "Tavern" in American restaurant terminology | + | [[File:New-Tea-Room-Kolbs-German-Tavern-New-Orleans-Louisiana-Postcard-Front.jpg|center|thumb|600px|New Tea Room, Second Floor, Kolb's German Tavern, New Orleans, Louisiana; postcard front; because the words "German" and "Tavern" in American restaurant terminology were signifiers for "beer," this tea room is apparently situated above a tavern in which alcohol was served before the passage of the Volstead Act. The "New" decor is stark and simple in comparison to the original layout, gone are the ceilings fans, hanging plants, vases filled with yellow asters, and an entire central row of tables; only a few potted palms have surviced ]] |
[[File:New-Tea-Room-Kolbs-German-Tavern-New-Orleans-Louisiana-Postcard-Back-fixed.jpg|center|thumb|600px|New Tea Room Kolbs German Tavern New Orleans Louisiana postcard back; postcard back]] | [[File:New-Tea-Room-Kolbs-German-Tavern-New-Orleans-Louisiana-Postcard-Back-fixed.jpg|center|thumb|600px|New Tea Room Kolbs German Tavern New Orleans Louisiana postcard back; postcard back]] |
Revision as of 02:58, 22 December 2020
Louisiana State Tea Room Gallery, in alphabetical order by name of city or town.
New Orleans
catherine yronwode
curator, historian, and docent
The Mystic Tea Room