Hotel Continental, Paris 1890s Sizes:A1 (594x840mm) Archival Print (Unframed) William Howard Taft

William Howard Taft

Designed as an “ocean greyhound” to speed across the Atlantic between England and New York

They were known during the colonial years to the French as the Iroquois League

Ireland Grill Room opened in Chicago in 1906

Hotel Continental, Paris 1890s Sizes:A1 (594x840mm) Archival Print (Unframed) William Howard TaftThis witty menu from the late 19th century shows behind the scenes views of the restaurant service at a very grand and elegant hotel in Paris. In the kitchen, chefs add seasoning to dishes and struggle with giant lobsters while waiters rush to serve tureens of soup and pop open champagne. Makes us wish we were sitting in that dining room. We believe The Westin Hotel, at 3 Rue de Castiglione, now occupies the space that was once the splendid Hotel