Tropicana, Havana, Cuba 1951 Sizes:A4 (210x297mm) Archival Print (Unframed) This historic restaurant in New

This historic restaurant in New Jersey began life in 1912 as a humble clam shack

a private members cigar club

diners could choose from an à la carte menu containing a couple of dozen hors d'oeuvres

measuring out ingredients from a hopper behind two electric ovens

They did not order a single one of the 22 oyster dishes listed herein nor did they indicate trying the dry Chateau Yquem wine for only 15 cents a glass

Tropicana, Havana, Cuba 1951 Sizes:A4 (210x297mm) Archival Print (Unframed) This historic restaurant in NewThe Tropicana evolved out of a nightclub called Edn Concert, operated in the late 1930's by the late by Cuban impresario Victor de Correa. Two casino operators approached de Correa about opening a combination casino and cabaret on a property in Marianao rented from Guillermina Prez Chaumont, known as Mina. The operators felt the tropical gardens of the Villa Mina would provide a natural setting for an outdoor cabaret. In December 1939, de Correa moved