From Mystic Tea Room
Louisiana State Tea Room Gallery, in alphabetical order by name of city or town.
New Orleans
Tea Room, Second Floor, Kolb's German Tavern, New Orleans, Louisiana; postcard front; because the word "German" in American restaurant terminology was a signifier for "beer," 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.
New Tea Room, Second Floor, Kolb's German Tavern, New Orleans, Louisiana; postcard front; because the words "German" and "Tavern" in American restaurant terminology was a signifier for "beer," this tea room 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.
New Tea Room Kolbs German Tavern New Orleans Louisiana postcard back; postcard back
catherine yronwode
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The Mystic Tea Room
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