Switzerland Tea Rooms
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Switzerland Tea Room Gallery, in alphabetical order by name of city or town. | Switzerland Tea Room Gallery, in alphabetical order by name of city or town. | ||
- | ==Basel== | + | == Basel == |
[[File:Ringhallen-Alkoholfreies-Restaurant-Tea-Room-Basel-Switzerland-RPPC postcard-front.jpg|center|thumb|600px|Ringhallen Alkoholfreies Restaurant Tea Room, Basel, Switzerland, RPPC postcard front; as is common in European establishments, the term "Tea Room" is given in English, presumably to attract English or American tourists. The fact that this establishment advertises itself as "Alkoholfreies" (Alcohol-Free) would seem to indicate a further interest in attracting customers who were friendly to the Temperance Movement. The date is not fiven on the card, but t is probably prior to the First World War.]] | [[File:Ringhallen-Alkoholfreies-Restaurant-Tea-Room-Basel-Switzerland-RPPC postcard-front.jpg|center|thumb|600px|Ringhallen Alkoholfreies Restaurant Tea Room, Basel, Switzerland, RPPC postcard front; as is common in European establishments, the term "Tea Room" is given in English, presumably to attract English or American tourists. The fact that this establishment advertises itself as "Alkoholfreies" (Alcohol-Free) would seem to indicate a further interest in attracting customers who were friendly to the Temperance Movement. The date is not fiven on the card, but t is probably prior to the First World War.]] | ||
[[File:Ringhallen-Alkoholfreies-Restaurant-Tea-Room-Basel-Switzerland-RPPC postcard-back.jpg|center|thumb|600px|Ringhallen Alkoholfreies Restaurant Tea Room, Basel, Switzerland, RPPC postcard back.]] | [[File:Ringhallen-Alkoholfreies-Restaurant-Tea-Room-Basel-Switzerland-RPPC postcard-back.jpg|center|thumb|600px|Ringhallen Alkoholfreies Restaurant Tea Room, Basel, Switzerland, RPPC postcard back.]] | ||
- | ==Vevey== | + | == Locarno== |
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+ | [[File:Kunzi-Cafe-Tea-Room-Locarno-Switzerland-postcard-front.jpg|center|thumb|600px|Kunzi Cafe Tea Room, Locarno, Switzerland, oversize linen postcard, 1940s.]] | ||
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+ | == Vevey == | ||
[[File:Hotel-Château-Tea-Room-Vevey-Switzerland-interior-postcard-front.jpg|center|thumb|600px|Hotel Château Tea Room, Vevey, Switzerland, interior, RPPC postcard front. The town of Vevey is on the shore of picturesque Lake Geneva, and the use of the English name "Tea Room" to describe this delightful establishment indicates that it catered to Anglophone tourists during the era before World War One.]] | [[File:Hotel-Château-Tea-Room-Vevey-Switzerland-interior-postcard-front.jpg|center|thumb|600px|Hotel Château Tea Room, Vevey, Switzerland, interior, RPPC postcard front. The town of Vevey is on the shore of picturesque Lake Geneva, and the use of the English name "Tea Room" to describe this delightful establishment indicates that it catered to Anglophone tourists during the era before World War One.]] | ||
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* [[:Category:Tea Rooms|Tea Rooms]] | * [[:Category:Tea Rooms|Tea Rooms]] | ||
* [[Tea Room History]] | * [[Tea Room History]] | ||
- | * [[Vintage Tea Room Postcards]] | + | * [[:Category:Vintage Tea Room Postcards|Vintage Tea Room Postcards]] |
* [[Vintage Tea Room Business Cards]] | * [[Vintage Tea Room Business Cards]] | ||
* [[Vintage Tea Room Matchbook Covers]] | * [[Vintage Tea Room Matchbook Covers]] |
Revision as of 01:28, 10 November 2020
Switzerland Tea Room Gallery, in alphabetical order by name of city or town.
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Basel
Locarno
Vevey
Zurich
catherine yronwode
curator, historian, and docent
The Mystic Tea Room