Halle Gilbert

Matchbooks from the American roadside.

Bar in the Sheridan Inn, c.1960

Duck Inn, Richmond, Wisconsin, 1968

Lulu Belle’s Old West Bar Scottsdale, AZ c. 1967.

Mermaids on menus, mid-century America.

Silver Dollar Saloon, Butte, Mont.

@gildamonsta The apostrophe ‘s’ dead giveaway 👀

@hallegilb Just by looking at these names I could tell that organized crime figures probably frequented them then looked up the neighborhood they were all in 😂

Up and to the right in St. Louis, 1960s.

My Top 5 Favorite Bars in the United States Silver Dollar Saloon, Butte, MT Baby Bar, Spokane, WA Zaverl’s, Ely, MN Black Horse London Pub, SF Bemelmens, NYC Honorable mention: Neurolux, Boise, ID

@RyeOnTheRoad Best of the best.

Undefeated

@ChickenJoeSTL *extremely long whistle* absolutely stunning. What a find.

@hallegilb My great grandparents in 1946, on their way to brunch at the Chase

The Chase Club. Hotel Chase, St. Louis, 1949.

@Caesar_X Thankfully indeed.

Great icon in the Central West End of St. Louis that hosted Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Elvis Presley, and Mick Jagger. Every U.S. President from the 1920s to the 1980s stayed there. Fell into bad disrepair in the 1990s & thankfully got revitalized at the turn of the century.

Dinner plans. Arizona, 1950s.

@heathbarboy916 West Sacramento - now a Buddhist monastery.

@hallegilb Where was this in Sacramento?

Hotel El Rancho, Sacramento, 1960.

Sacramento Inn Restaurant, 1960.

@youwillmakemaps Can confirm.

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The Everglades Roof, Miami, FL, c. 1960. 18 stories above Miami, complete with underwater performances from the Sea Maiden Ballet.