WATERMELON CENTER
Dilley, Texas

Average Past 5 Years 15,000,000 lbs.

MANGANARO’S HERO-BOY RESTAURANT, New York City
Happy (and farewell to) NYC Restaurant Week (#11)

A double-wide postcard.

HAVE A ‘6-FOOT’ PARTY!

6 FOOT SANDWICH FEEDS 40 HUNGRY GUESTS

It’s a Food Happening, ideal for all types of parties—no fuss no bother, 72 inches of deliciousness ready to serve and eat. Layer upon layer of zippy Italian meats and cheeses, all tucked between crisp French bread. Baked and delivered on 24-hour notice for only $53.45. Free bread knife with each order. 2, 3, 4 and 5 foot party sandwiches are available for smaller groups—with exactly the same delicious ingredients. Feed 5 hungry heroes per foot. A Party Hero serving 4 people is only $7.15. Call or visit Hero-Boy. See the largest variety of Heroes in town—from 60¢ to $1.80. All made by the “Creators of the 6-FOOT Sandwich.”
HERO-BOY RESTAURANT, 492 9th AVE., NEW YORK, N.Y.
Price subject to change without notice.

GEORGE DIAMOND CHARCOAL BROILED STEAKS
Milwaukee, Chicago, Antioch
Happy NYC Restaurant Week (#10) 

Verso: “A picturesque view of George Diamond preparing a steak before one of his open charcoal broilers. A full steak dinner starts at $1.95.”

One more card in honor of NYC Restaurant Week tomorrow—and it’s a real NYC restaurant!

TWO DRAGONS ORIENTAL RESTAURANT
Happy NYC Restaurant Week (#9) 

This is so 1970s. Leisure suit. Shirt unbuttoned at the top. Beaded curtains. We were calling them Oriental restaurants. Look at those white teeth! Next stop: the Disco.

Verso: “TWO DRAGONS. At the Sonesta Beach Hotel & Tennis club, Key Biscayne, Florida, East meets East in this spectacular restaurant serving Japanese and Chinese cuisine.”

BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING! DRINK YOUR MILK!

This will help wash down all the fried you’ve had for the last week.

Verso: “HI SMALL FRY! Are you drinking your four glasses of United Farmers milk each day? It’s so good! Helps build strong teeth and muscles.

Have you tried milkshakes with United Farmers Chocolate, Strawberry, or Coffee Syrups? Mother can have these and many more wonderful products delivered to your door by calling United Farmers at either CHelsea 3-1580 or LYnn 3-0697.

‘Big Brother’ Bob Emery”

Can anyone confirm the state based on the phone numbers? I’m thinking Massachusetts.

btw: backdrop is painted; the trolls and the curtains are real.

LEMON MERINGUE PIE at LUCILLE and OTLEY’S
Happy NYC Restaurant Week (#7)

Imagine what the first eleven courses looked like.

This restaurant was in Boynton Beach, Florida.

WARREN’S FAMILY RESTAURANT
Ocean Highway, Fenwick Island, Delaware
Happy NYC Restaurant Week (#6) 

“FOOD YOU’LL REMEMBER at a price you can afford.”

Fried scallops, fried shrimp, fried crab, fried seafood patty, French fries, a side of all-you-can-eat turkey, biscuits and butter. Don’t forget the coffee. Don’t let it get cold.

FRED’S FINE BARBECUE RESTAURANTS
All over Dallas
Happy NYC Restaurant Week (#5) 

Verso: Fred’s Loves Families—Families Love Fred’s! Fred’s “Family Style” Dinner is specially designed for families so you can serve as many as you like from one order! We bring you heeping portions of a variety of beef, ham, sausage, ribs and chicken with our famous sauce — also creamy cold slaw, ranch style beans, french fries, Vienna bread, apple rings and relishes. From these portions you serve each member of your family just what he wants. No charge for extra plates for children.”

BALKAN ARMENIAN RESTAURANT, NEW YORK CITY
Happy NYC Restaurant Week (#4)

At last, a real New York City restaurant! It’s the “Nationally Famous” Balkan Armenian Restaurant at 129 East 27th Street. If you addressed the postcard, the restaurant would stamp it and mail it for you.

The meal depicted is described on the back: “SHISH KEBAB COMBINATION: Tender pieces of lamb, fastidiously trimmed of all fat and all sinews, marinated Balkan style and alternated with tomatoes, onions and green pepper delicately broiled on skewers, served with potato, lettuce and radish.”

I can’t figure out what’s on that plate northwest of the kebab with the white mound with red sprinkles

LOUIS PAPPAS’ RESTAURANT, Tarpon Springs, Florida
Happy NYC Restaurant Week (#3c)

…and finally, the Restaurant building, a close up of the famous salad, and Mr. Sponge Diver Man!

(See previous two posts, Mama Pappas #1 and Mama Pappas #2.)

LOUIS PAPPAS’ RESTAURANT, Tarpon Springs, Florida
Happy NYC Restaurant Week (#3b)

Mama Pappas postcard #2. (For #1, see previous post.)

LOUIS PAPPAS’ RESTAURANT, Tarpon Springs, Florida
Happy NYC Restaurant Week (#3a) 

This is Mama Pappas serving their famous Greek Salad, with LOVE. If she served a big love hug with the salad, I’d gladly accept! (Aids digestion.)

I have two more great postcards from this restaurant that I will post this afternoon. They have been longtime favorites of mine.

Verso: “True to Life Natural Color Photo of MAMA PAPPAS at World Famous Louis Pappas’ Riverside Restaurant Located at Sponge Boat Docks, Tarpon Springs, Florida. Famous for its Seafoods—Greek Salad and Cuisine. When in St. Petersburg or the Beaches — Visit Louis Pappas’ Restaurant at 1080 Pasadena Avenue, So. St. Petersburg, Florida.” (Punctuation gets wacky on some of these postcard descriptions. I type ‘em as is.)

Dig the paneling and sea-theme wall decor!

This card was mailed on February 1, 1970 from Tampa with a somewhat unsettling message: “Hi y’all, You like goody food—come on down. Weather beautiful. Wonder what the poor people are doing today. HA. Love, Keith.”

TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY, AND I’M PROVIDING THE CAKE!

It’s the World’s Largest Birthday Cake, so there should be enough to go around.

Actually, this was for Paul Bunyan’s 128th Birthday and was made for the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair. Here’s what the card says:

“The cake was mixed and baked by VAN DE KAMP’S HOLLAND DUTCH BAKERS, SEATTLE.
Decorations by Edison Technical School.
SOUVENIR mailaway boxed portions of the fruit cake are sold at the site and CLARK’S RESTAURANTS, Seattle.

STATISTICS:
Weight: 25,000 pounds, plus decorations
Height: 23 feet
Icing: 4,000 pounds C and H Cane Sugar
Circumference: 60 feet (6 sides)

RECIPE:
Raisins: 7,000 pounds
Eggs: 1,500 dozen
Pecans: 2,200 pounds
Flour: 10,500 pounds
Cane Sugar: 4,000 pounds
and a BUNYAN pinch of salt: 100 pounds”

Don’t try this at home.

Our celebration of NYC Restaurant Week will resume tomorrow.

(Happy Bastille Day!)

A REAL LOBSTER DINNER on Cape Cod, Mass.
Happy NYC Restaurant Week (#2) 

Free with each meal—fishing net and knick knack fisherman.

HAPPY NYC RESTAURANT WEEK! (#1)
Win Schuler’s, three family restaurants along Highway 12

Verso: “Greetings: Sure it is as good as it looks, and they really put out the groceries here. You better be hungry when you stop here, for they know how to fetch out the feed bag. A dandy luncheon for less than a dollar and five dimes, and a dinner with the most bountiful relish tray I have ever seen for two bucks and a half. Partner it is cheaper to eat here than at home, and some beautiful scenery to look at when you eat. So Long,”

…and you would write your name at the bottom of this printed script message. I’ll bet the restaurant would have paid the postage and mailed it for you.

So, New Yorkers, I don’t mean to tarnish your dining experience, but I’m sure you’ll be thinking about this with envy as you make reservations for your (much smaller) $35 dinner (or $24.07 lunch).

No state indicated, but an internet search locates the establishment in southern Michigan.