Cat's Meow, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1950s Claridges From Croatia

From Croatia

limp from an evening of enthusiastic tootling

and had a reputation as one of the most “raucous” clubs in town (which shouldn’t surprise anyone who knows any journalists)

provided all the illustrations for "Speaking of Food"

A black and white photograph of this long-lost establishment also shows a circular diner

Cat's Meow, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1950s Claridges From CroatiaNightlife in the late 1950s in the coastal city of Fort Lauderdale in South Florida sounds like it was a lot of fun. Cool cats the slang term for men commonly associated with jazz music were urged to grab their kittens and come on down to The Cats Meow to make the scene. The colorful menu cover shows a nattily dressed cat and his partner ready for a purrrrfect evening. On the interior menu, the host (called Felix, of course) casts a languid eye over