Warren's of Kittery, Maine, 1950s Sizes:A2 (420x594mm) Archival Print (Unframed) ” Ladies in their hats

” Ladies in their hats

the hotel ran into problems after the Nevada Tax Commission learned that one of its investors had ties to the famous mob gangster Meyer Lansky

20 using average earnings

The venture proved to be too costly and closed 18 months later

And in 1996

Warren's of Kittery, Maine, 1950s Sizes:A2 (420x594mm) Archival Print (Unframed) ” Ladies in their hatsThis historic American restaurant was opened in 1940 by Warren "Pete" Wurm as a basic six stool clam and lobster stand at the southern end of Maine's coastal strip. Still going strong today and now owned by the Cunningham family, the restaurant has expanded to 350 seats and has a lobster pound capable of holding 28 tons of crustaceans. This whimsical image of a king lobster sitting on its throne was used on menu covers in the 1950s. A cache of these