Schrafft's, New York 1920 1920s extra sugar 1 cent

extra sugar 1 cent

in deep colors of mauve and gold

Marilyn Monroe lived here with DiMaggio during their brief marriage in Suite #1806

was convinced passengers would pay for better amenities

a showman at his roots

Schrafft's, New York 1920 1920s extra sugar 1 centSchraffts began life as a candy manufacturer in Boston and in 1898 one its salesmen, a visionary man called Frank G Shattuck, opened the first store in New York. His sister Jane introduced the concept of light lunches and Schraffts developed into a chain of restaurants that was particularly popular with women. This 1920s menu cover, showing an elegantly clad waitress, perfectly illustrates the genteel image of the restaurants during the Roaring