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== New Orleans ==
== New Orleans ==
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[[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 and floral decor mark it as an upscale establishment, probably photographed before World War One.]]
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[[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 photo of the "New" tea room was probably taken before World War One (when Germany was our enemy). The "New" decor is stark and simple, but see the image immediately below for what was to come.]]
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[[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 photo of the "New" tea room was probably taken after Wrld War One (when Germany was our enemy) and the passage of the Volstead Act. The "New" decor is stark and simple in comparison to the original layout seen immediately above, gone are the ceiling fans, hanging lamps,  drapery, hanging plants, vases filled with yellow asters, oriental rug, elaborate ironwork, and an entire central row of tables; only the empty plant-bowls and a few potted palms have survived the make-over. ]]
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[[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 the former Kolb's German Tavern, now retitled Kolb's restaurant, afyer the passage of the Volstead Act; notice the addition of the ceiling fans, hanging lamps,  drapery, hanging plants, vases filled with yellow asters, oriental rug, elaborate ironwork, and an entire central row of tables.]]
[[File:Kolb's-Restaurant-New-Orleans-exterior-postcard.jpg|center|thumb|400px|Kolb's Restaurant, New Orleans, Louisiana, postcard front; circa the early 1930s, to judge by the parked cars. Once the name "German Tavern" was abandoned during World War One, Kolbs was a "Cosmopolitan Restaurant." The ladies' Tea Room was located on the second floor, as described above. Other seating areas in the building, as depicted on postcards not archived here, were the Grill (presumably for men only) and the Dining Room (for mixed-gender parties and families).]]
[[File:Kolb's-Restaurant-New-Orleans-exterior-postcard.jpg|center|thumb|400px|Kolb's Restaurant, New Orleans, Louisiana, postcard front; circa the early 1930s, to judge by the parked cars. Once the name "German Tavern" was abandoned during World War One, Kolbs was a "Cosmopolitan Restaurant." The ladies' Tea Room was located on the second floor, as described above. Other seating areas in the building, as depicted on postcards not archived here, were the Grill (presumably for men only) and the Dining Room (for mixed-gender parties and families).]]
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Louisiana State Tea Room Gallery, in alphabetical order by name of city or town.

New Orleans

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 photo of the "New" tea room was probably taken before World War One (when Germany was our enemy). The "New" decor is stark and simple, but see the image immediately below for what was to come.
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 the former Kolb's German Tavern, now retitled Kolb's restaurant, afyer the passage of the Volstead Act; notice the addition of the ceiling fans, hanging lamps, drapery, hanging plants, vases filled with yellow asters, oriental rug, elaborate ironwork, and an entire central row of tables.
Kolb's Restaurant, New Orleans, Louisiana, postcard front; circa the early 1930s, to judge by the parked cars. Once the name "German Tavern" was abandoned during World War One, Kolbs was a "Cosmopolitan Restaurant." The ladies' Tea Room was located on the second floor, as described above. Other seating areas in the building, as depicted on postcards not archived here, were the Grill (presumably for men only) and the Dining Room (for mixed-gender parties and families).

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