Odeon Café, San Francisco 1908 Prohibition first opened its doors in

first opened its doors in 1865

" The fabulous wines on offer that night included 86 year old Madeira and classic vintages of Chateau Latour and Margaux

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Odeon Café, San Francisco 1908 Prohibition first opened its doors inThe Odeon Caf was San Franciscos leading vaudeville restaurant and this lovely Art Nouveau menu cover is dated 1908. It was a huge and elegant place with ornate ceilings, marble pillars and rows upon rows of tables, all with a view of the stage where performers entertained all day and evening. Terrapin, lobster and frogs legs were on the menu, as well as ten types of potatoes, and the cafs owners Adolf Becker and Friedrich Rauschkolb would patrol the