Florentine Room, Addison Hotel, Detroit 1930s Annual Ball These initiatives were requested by

These initiatives were requested by the United States Food Administration

The Prince of Wales was a regular here and brought his many wealthy friends

the still champagne that was featured widely on wine lists in the latter part of the 19th century but has now virtually vanished

A uniformed Superintendent kept a beady eye on the standard of service as waiters and waitresses scurried around the dining room

the prime shopping district in New York was downtown and was known as the Ladies Mile

Florentine Room, Addison Hotel, Detroit 1930s Annual Ball These initiatives were requested byFlorentine Room: A glamorous female minstrel serenades the moon in this whimsical 1930s menu cover from the Addison Hotel, Detroit. The menu would have been very recently post Prohibition since it offers beers as well as many ginger ales, waters and sparkling grape juices. The hotel was completed in 1905 under the direction of architect Albert Kahn, a German immigrant who pioneered a new type of construction that used reinforced concrete in buildings