Stork Club, New York 1930s Plane January 27

January 27

New York’s Fifth Avenue doesn't look like this any more

America was an ocean liner built in 1940 for the United States Lines and was designed by the noted American naval architect William Francis Gibbs

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Hoefly's Restaurant: Julius Hoefly

Stork Club, New York 1930s Plane January 27The Stork Club was a famous and fabled nightclub in New York City from 1929 to 1965 that was owned and operated by Sherman Billingsley (18961966), an ex bootlegger from Oklahoma. The club was the symbol of caf society. Movie stars, the wealthy, showgirls, politicians and sports heroes, all mixed here. El Morocco had the sophistication, Toots Shor's had the sporting crowd, but the Stork Club mixed power, money and glamour. Unlike its competitors, the