Post #642400 by bigbrotiki on Sun, Jul 1, 2012 2:04 PM

On 2012-07-01 04:54, Tipsy McStagger wrote:

sven i can't bow down and worship the ground you walk on fast enough !!

I always thought a book on old supper clubs would be interesting. glad someone has done it...... although I am curious to see which chicago area establishments are still thriving considering chicago had tons of these places back in the day but I have yet to find any that still remain open, much less thriving, inside the city limits. we shall see.....

Oh well thanks, Dave - but this IS Pete's book...

And you said it: Pete and I were shocked to find that the venerable hub of 20th Century history that Chicago is - had NO authentic supper clubs left! We had to go to the Del Bar in the Wisconsin Dells:

Its architect James Dresser studied under Frank Lloyd Wright:

John-O, L.A. was easier: We did the Dal Rae, Lawry's, and the Dresden dining room.