After a multi-million dollar restoration
It would have been hard to miss Porky’s restaurant in St Petersburg
It is full of wonderfully-drawn vignettes of holidaymakers
an ex boyfriend of Lana Turner
These initiatives were requested by the United States Food Administration
Rio Cabana, Concord Hotel, Catskills, 1950s Vietnam After a multi-million dollar restorationCelebrated Cuban artist Wiley Padan, who worked for many Hollywood studios, created this lovely charcoal drawing for the cover of the drinks menu at this one time jewel of the Catskills. The Concord Hotel was a famous holiday resort in the 40s,'50s and '60s run by Russian immigrant Arthur Winarick and his family. A two hour drive from New York City, the resort was set amid 2,000 acres of grounds and had 1250 guest rooms and a 3,000 seat restaurant