Monte Proser's Beachcomber, Boston, 1940s Sizes:A4 (210x297mm) Archival Print (Unframed) It was not to be

It was not to be

The Hostellerie du Coq Hardi opened in 1880 and was famed for its food

this beautifully illustrated menu would have been put before passengers on a trip between Southampton and New York

No doubt using the expertise he gained when he was a bootlegger in his home state and when first opened the Stork Club as a speakeasy in the roaring Twenties when Prohibition was still in force

Scandinavian expats and tourists the owners opened up a Viking Hotel and more formal restaurant next door to complement the success of the cafe

Monte Proser's Beachcomber, Boston, 1940s Sizes:A4 (210x297mm) Archival Print (Unframed) It was not to beMonte Proser was one of the first night club impresario's to emulate Donn Beach's Don the Beachcomber concept, and he lifted the famous Zombie cocktail right along with it. Proser was largely responsible for introducing the Zombie to the east coast. He started with "Monte Proser's Zombie," a bar created for the New York Word's Fair in 1939. Based on that success, he opened Monte Proser's Beachcomber in 1940 in a space above the Winter Garden Theatre