Botwin's, Los Angeles, California, 1930s Sizes:A3+ (329x483mm, 13x19 inch) Archival Print (Unframed) Royal and Excelsior stood next

Royal and Excelsior stood next to each other in Aix-Les-Bains

They were horrified and they were mystified

and include the bill of fare from the original menu inside the card

Every character in this meticulously drawn illustration is wearing a silk hat – after the name of restaurant

It was founded by Harry Hackney

Botwin's, Los Angeles, California, 1930s Sizes:A3+ (329x483mm, 13x19 inch) Archival Print (Unframed) Royal and Excelsior stood nextLos Angeles City Hall was completed in 1928 and this hybrid of a building described by its architects as Modern American in style has pride of place in the skyline of this menu cover for Botwins restaurant. With the rest of the city in darkness, this 1930s menu illustration shows the restaurant lighting up this particular stretch of Sunset Boulevard to show that it's open 24 hours a day. Ladies in elegant hats and men in natty suits appear as stick