Clifton House, Niagara Falls, 1855 Sizes:A3+ (329x483mm, 13x19 inch) Archival Print (Unframed) This beautiful vintage menu cover

This beautiful vintage menu cover in art deco style comes from the former Hotel Statler in Boston and dates from the 1930s

eat and leave

The hotel later closed in 1995 and reopened again in 1997 after a $65 million extensive renovation

A coq hardi - an old rooster – complete with chef’s hat and knife slung over his chest like a weapon – keeps a careful eye on the procession

Located in the basement of 2294 Seventh Avenue

Clifton House, Niagara Falls, 1855 Sizes:A3+ (329x483mm, 13x19 inch) Archival Print (Unframed) This beautiful vintage menu coverThis 1855 bill of fare is the oldest menu in The Culinary Institute of Americas collection and it is a beauty. Both printed and handwritten, it shows that diners in the Clifton Hotel at Niagara Falls ate and drank very well indeed. The menu is heavy on meat and the wine list is comprehensive for that era. Only rich people could afford to stay or eat here, of course. The Clifton hotel was opened in 1833 by Harmanus Monty Crysler, a New Yorker who moved