SCA Weekly News Review: May 10, 2020
As the drive-in is now the the only place to be, this week’s news goes there too.
DR. PATRICK’S POSTCARD ROADSIDE: Toffenetti’s
This 1940s postcard suggests Toffenetti’s 1,000-seat “Cathedral of All Restaurants” was synonymous with New York and New York with Toffenetti’s, which was largely true to Times Square visitors of the Postwar era.
DR. PATRICK’S POSTCARD ROADSIDE: Main Street
It was a challenge to affix Main Street signage to pre-Modern buildings because the architecture got in the way.