Canary Cottage, Lexington KY 1938 Cafe folksy descriptions of the food

folksy descriptions of the food and a few jokes

the small-waisted lady is probably a showgirl

before air-conditioning and foreign travel was the norm

Only the original Wheeler's Oyster Bar in Whitstable - still proudly serving fish dishes some 156 years after its birth - remains

using pot lids as cymbals and drumming on a metal casserole dish

Canary Cottage, Lexington KY 1938 Cafe folksy descriptions of the foodThe Canary Cottage on Main Street was literally the coolest place in town because it was the first establishment to install air conditioning. Popular in the 1930s and 1940s there were Canary Cottages in Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana. Originally established in 1919 Canary Cottage patrons could enjoy "Colonial Dinners" of fried calf brains, creole spaghetti with sliced frankfurters, chicken chow mien, or country styled fried chicken." The Indianapolis