La Conga, New York, 1950s Gypsy a lawyer called Frank X

a lawyer called Frank X McNamara was embarrassed when the bill arrived and he realised he was short of cash

staff and members of a swing band - were killed or injured

The Hotels Splendide

and held on the day preceding Christmas and New Year’s Day

It’s fun to look back at this stuff

La Conga, New York, 1950s Gypsy a lawyer called Frank XWhere the conga dance (line), originally a street dance in Cuba, began its popularity in America. La Conga opened on Broadway and 51st in 1929 and by 1937 it was wildly popular in New York. The rest, as they say, is history. This fabulously black menu cover is from the early 1950s. Courtesy Private Collection. Each print is accompanied by a copy of the interior menu where available. We make our prints with archival quality fine art paper, using