The Hurricane Nightclub, New York, 1940s Sizes:A2 (420x594mm) Archival Print (Unframed) The cheapest item on the

The cheapest item on the menu was 25 cent sandwiches and no alcohol was served

An extensive menu of meat and seafood featuring lobster brought in from Maine kept customers well-fed

But if Hemingway could wait until closing time

On the 3rd

The Hurricane Nightclub, New York, 1940s Sizes:A2 (420x594mm) Archival Print (Unframed) The cheapest item on theWhat's a naked lady, her modesty covered by only a few palm fronds, doing in New York in the early 1940s? She's gracing the front cover of the menu of the legendary restaurant and nightclub The Hurricane. This nightspot in the Brill Building evoked the atmosphere of the South Pacific, with a dcor of palm trees and tropical flora and fauna. Big band leader Duke Ellington played here and it was one of the first nightclubs to have an integrated