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Nob Hill Restaurant

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Description: View of the Nob Hill Restaurant beside Lake Monona, with the Madison skyline in the distance. Formerly located at the junction of Olin Avenue and Hwys. 12 ...
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The Samovar Bar

Date: 1941
Description: View across road towards a restaurant/bar located 1 1/2 miles south of the city limit on Hwys 12 & 18. A man is standing on the front steps. There is an el...
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Rohde's Steakhouse

Date: 1954
Description: Two views of a restaurant, outdoor view, and indoor view of the bar area. Located at 613-617 W. Main Street.
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Davidson Cafeteria

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Description: Postcard with two views of the cafeteria. At the top is an exterior view of the cafeteria located at 117 Monona Avenue (now Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevar...
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Kennedy Manor Dining Room and Cocktail Bar

Date: 1948
Description: Three views of the Kennedy Manor Dining Room and Cocktail Lounge: exterior of front of the building, the dining room, and bar area with jukebox. Located at...
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The Flame

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Description: View of The Flame Restaurant, Madison's Finest Steakhouse and Cocktail Bar located at 540 State Street, with stools along the bar, and tables along the wal...
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Hommel's Top Hat Restaurant

Date: 1949
Description: Exterior view of the restaurant, with electric signs in the parking lot and above the entrance. Text on reverse reads: "For delightful dining... come to Ho...
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Piper's Garden Cafeteria

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Description: Illustrated postcard view of Piper's Garden Cafeteria. Caption reads: "Piper's Garden Cafeteria, 120 East Mifflin Street, Madison, Wisconsin." Text on reve...
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The Tenderloin Inn

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Description: Illustrated postcard of exterior and interior views of the Tenderloin Inn, famous for beef tenderloin dinners. Caption reads: "The Tenderloin Inn, 2438 Uni...
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Jimmie's Spaghetti House

Date: 1948
Description: Two interior views of a restaurant and bar. Text on front reads: "Jimmie's Spaghetti House, 906 Regent Street, Madison, Wisconsin." and "A Swanky new sceni...
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Italian Village Restaurant

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Description: Two interior views of a restaurant decorated in the style of an Italian village, including an arched entrance with bell tower, lampposts, faux brick walls,...
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Welch's Embers

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Description: Exterior view of a restaurant once located at 3520 E. Washington Avenue. There is an electric sign with two unicorns in front. Columns frame the roofed ent...
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The Hoffman House

Date: 1946
Description: Two views, one exterior, one interior. Located on E. Wilson Street. Text on front reads: "Wisconsin's Farmous Dinner Club, As Viewed from Beautiful Lake Mo...
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View of the City from the Picture Windows of Dee's Nob Hill

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Description: View of a dining room with a large picture window, with a view of the Madison skyline across Lake Monona. Located two miles southeast on Highways 12 and 18...
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Leo's Esquire Club

Date: 1945
Description: Exterior view of a supper club. A white, rectangular building with awnings over the windows, and bushes around the foundation. Caption reads: "Leo's Esquir...
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Holiday Inn

Date: 1966
Description: Color illustration of an aerial view of the Holiday Inn located at Hwy. I-90 at Hwys. 12 & 18. Caption reads: "Holiday Inn® #2, Madison, Wis."

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