{"product_id":"latin-quarter-miami-beach-1944-45","title":"Latin Quarter, Miami Beach 1944\/45","description":"\u003cp\u003e‘This place was hot,’ says the Miami Times of the Latin Quarter nightclub on Palm Island, Florida. In its prime, the club was patronized by millionaires, socialites, celebrities and mobsters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe nightclub got its start in the roaring ‘20s as the Palm Island club, when Palm Island would have been a sparsely populated part of Florida. Then, it was a gambler’s paradise and served illegal booze, ignoring Prohibition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLou Walters, a London-born theatre impresario and who later became the father of TV newscaster Barbara Walters, took it over in 1939. He eliminated the gambling tables and re-opened it as the Latin Quarter, modeled on a similarly named club he ran in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery night, guests enjoyed a highly choreographed cabaret style show featuring a full orchestra, lavish sets, and more than 100 elaborately costumed dancers (often scantily clad) performing can-can routines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCelebrities who flocked to the Latin Quarter along the MacArthur Causeway included Sammy Davis Jr., Sophie Tucker and Milton Berle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis elaborately illustrated menu cover features a peacock with its train of iridescent, shimmering ‘eye ‘spots marked with blue, bronze, and green.  A scantily clad dancer in a part-peacock costume appears alongside, signifying that the Latin Quarter was the place to show off and to be seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe menu is dated 1944 - 1945 and was for a ‘Premiere’ New Year's Eve Dinner. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWalters ran the Latin Quarter for about five years before moving on to other ventures. In 1959, the Latin Quarter burned down and, after becoming derelict,  the once glitzy nightclub was demolished in 1968.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGallery quality Giclée print on natural white, matte, 100% cotton rag, acid and lignin free archival paper using Epson Ultrachrome HD archival inks. Custom printed with border for matting and framing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003eEach order includes a print of the interior menu.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll printed in USA.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vintage Menu Art","offers":[{"title":"8.5x11\" Archival Print (Unframed) $25.00","offer_id":67805185835110,"sku":"8.5x11\"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"11x14 Archival Print (Unframed) $30.00","offer_id":67805185867878,"sku":"11x14 U","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"13x19 Archival Print (Unframed) $40.00","offer_id":67805185900646,"sku":"13x19 U","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"16x20 Archival Print (Unframed) $55.00","offer_id":67805185933414,"sku":"16x20 U","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20x24 Archival Print (Unframed) $85.00","offer_id":67805185966182,"sku":"20x24 U","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36 Archival Print (Unframed) $135.00","offer_id":67805185998950,"sku":"24x36 U","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0131\/3352\/files\/latin-quarter-miami-beach-1944-45-posters-prints-visual-artwork-343.webp?v=1792717809","url":"https:\/\/vintagemenuart.com\/products\/latin-quarter-miami-beach-1944-45","provider":"Vintage Menu Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}