Post #333611 by Bora Boris on Wed, Sep 19, 2007 10:35 PM

I found this at a swap meet in a box full of buttons, pins and other stabby things. I wasn’t sure at first if I needed it but when I opened it up it was definitely coming home with me.

Outside Front “KUO WAH CAFE • CHINATOWN • SAN FRANCISCO CALIF.”
Outside Back “KOU-WAH CAFE FAVORED BY VISITING DIGNITARIES AND CELEBRITIES • 950 GRANT AVE SAN FRANCISCO

INSIDE “LIONS DEN Cocktail Lounge COCKTAILS So Refreshing GUM MON HOTEL 942 Grant Ave San Francisco”

According to a Chinese friend of mine the characters on the front say Golden Gate Hotel or that Gum Mon Hotel in the Cantonese dialect translates to Golden Gate Hotel.

I couldn’t find anything on Google for 942 Grant Ave San Francisco but 950 Grant Ave was the Grand Palace Restaurant until recently. I've called the number and It is no longer in service or has been disconnected. :evil:

So I think we can say the Lions Den was the bar of the Gum Mon Hotel which was also home to the Kou Wah Café and the Kou Wah Café had it’s own address at 950 Grant Ave.

I had lots of fun with Italics in this post.