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Classic Cafes < Link Review >
A celebration of London's formica 50s and 60s cafes. A history explains the utilitarian minimalist context. Photographs and brief descriptions of over 100 cafes; cafes in TV and film; bibliography.
http://www.classiccafes.co.uk |
Coffee Houses of Augustan London < Link Review >
An article by J. and L. Pelzer reproduced from History Today on the coffee-houses that sprang up in 17th-century London.
http://waeshael.home.att.net/coffee.htm |
Coffee-Houses of Old London < Link Review >
An illustrated history from Inns and Taverns of Old London by Henry C. Shelley (1909) on the 17th and 18th-century coffee-houses patronised by London's elite.
http://www.building-history.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Primary/Inns/Coffee1.htm |
Harvey Houses < Link Review >
The history of a chain of railway hotels and restaurants built from 1870 by English immigrant Fred Harvey in the American Southwest. Includes photographs and details by state, newsclippings and bibliography.
http://www.harveyhouses.net/ |
HoJoLand < Link Review >
Tribute site to Howard Johnson's Restaurants in the US. Includes history and directory of existing locations.
http://hojoland.homestead.com/ |
J. Lyons & Co. < Link Review >
An illustrated history by Peter Bird of this British caterer and food manufacturer from 1887-1998, including its chains of teashops and cornerhouse restaurants.
http://www.kzwp.com/lyons/ |
The Mediadrome: The Story of the Restaurant < Link Review >
Helen Stringer gives the history of dining out.
http://www.themediadrome.com/content/articles/food_articles/restaurant_story.htm |
The Willow Tea Rooms, Glasgow < Link Review >
Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1904 in his distinctive Art Nouveau style, it has been recreated and serves today as a cafe specialising in teas. Includes history and photographs.
http://www.willowtearooms.co.uk/ |
