La Conga, New York, 1950s GWB Capone had bought a house

Capone had bought a house in 1928 in Palm Island and lived there periodically with his wife and son

The hippo server and the crocodile bringing the drinks were part of Vimar’s contribution to the fashion at that time for fantastical art images – later this style of artwork became known as magical realism

dated 1924

’ as are the animals

has been written by Tom Austin and Ron Kase

La Conga, New York, 1950s GWB Capone had bought a houseWhere the conga dance (line), originally a street dance in Cuba, began its popularity in America. La Conga opened on Broadway and 51st in 1929 and by 1937 it was wildly popular in New York. The rest, as they say, is history. This fabulously black menu cover is from the early 1950s. Courtesy Private Collection. Each print is accompanied by a copy of the interior menu where available. We make our prints with archival quality fine art paper, using