Description: This vintage menu and postcard from Adolph's Asti Restaurant in Greenwich Village, New York, is a unique collectible from the 1960s. It features beautiful illustrations, photographs, and caricatures, showcasing the restaurant's Italian cuisine, but additionally the ambiance of singing waitstaff. The postcard is in excellent condition and the menu is in good condition, making it a perfect addition to any collection of paper memorabilia. Postcard is 4 1/2" x 6 1/2". The menu is 7 1/4" x 12 1/4" closed; 12 1/4" x 22" open.Adolph’s Asti was unique in that many of the waiters were professional opera singers who routinely performed for the restaurant guests. Asti first opened in 1924 and was open for over 75 years before closing on New Year’s Eve 1999–2000. The walls of Asti featured many framed, autographed photographs of opera singers past and present, including Enrico Caruso, Beniamino Gigli, Giovanni Martinelli, and Jerome Hines. In the center of the restaurant was a grand piano alongside a small stage-like platform with a microphone. During a typical evening at Asti, members of the waitstaff would spontaneously perform an aria or two onstage. Bit of trivia: Asti made a brief appearance in the movie Big.
Price: 34.75 USD
Location: West Glover, Vermont
End Time: 2024-12-22T17:01:02.000Z
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