The Brass Rail, New York, 1938 acapulco The Olympic Hotel

The Olympic Hotel

While on an Alaska cruise from Vancouver in 1971

which could be turned into an astronaut mask

remember the pioneering Gordon’s Sea Food Grotto

he partnered with suave host Leon Enken to helm one of the hottest joints in town

The Brass Rail, New York, 1938 acapulco The Olympic HotelThe Brass Rail covered an entire city block in midtown Manhattan and spanned five floors. There was a restaurant where huge sides of meat were roasted on open fires, a caf with a full orchestra playing every night, and several bars. This 1938 drinks menu in art deco style features an extraordinary creature that is half woman and half devil, draining the contents of a cocktail glass. Frank Sinatra used to meet Jimmy Van Heusen, his favorite songwriter,