Fergus' The Ark, Wilmington, North Carolina 1961 Sizes:A4 (210x297mm) Archival Print (Unframed) This delightful and elegant cocktail

This delightful and elegant cocktail menu was used in the hotel’s original seven bars

so this must have been quite an experience

These restaurants had a clubby atmosphere and men could smoke and drink as much as they wanted

and that wry satirical note was carried through in murals

Fergus' The Ark, Wilmington, North Carolina 1961 Sizes:A4 (210x297mm) Archival Print (Unframed) This delightful and elegant cocktailThis gorgeous menu, dominated by an extremely dapper fish with its top hat and cane, comes from Fergus Ark, a floating seafood restaurant which was docked on the Cape Fear River in Wilmington, North Carolina. The Ark was built in Wilmington in 1922 and was a gambling boat, a troop transporter and a coastguard quarter boat until Eldridge Fergus, a local businessman, bought it and converted it into the restaurant. This menu art is from 1961 and we dont