Lobster for Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to my followers!

At the first Thanksgiving, legend has it that lobster played a prominent role on the menu, prepared by the Native Americans and introduced to the pilgrims.  So, it's fitting that today's post features some restaurants that feature lobster on their menus.  Where shall we dine this Thursday?

This card is of the Lobster House, in Allendale, South Carolina.  

The back of the card says, "A Year 'Round Restaurant of Distinction.  Air-Conditioned.  You can always depend on really good food and service."  Except, I don't think that advice holds true any longer, judging by the current street view in Google Maps!

I guess we'll have to move on.  Let's try Eugene's Sea Food restaurant in the Hotel Juneau in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  They feature lobster prominently on their menu, and, according to the back of the card, it sounds like a great place: "Downtown overlooking the Lake.  Beautiful Juneau Park, Elks Club and one-half block from C. & N. W. Depot.  Rates with bath $1.75 and up; without bath less.  Convenient parking space.  Famous for sea food.  No larger variety anywhere.  Air conditioned dining rooms. Coffee Shop, Tavern and Lobby.  Recommended by Duncan Hines."

Well, Eugene's is out as well.  Mr. Eugene Trimberger sold the hotel in 1948 to another operater, and then it was razed in 1964 to make room for a new building.  

Are we out of luck?  We'll have to try Boone's Restaurant, in Portland, Maine.  Originally opened in 1898, Boone's was the originator of baked stuffed lobster.  Here's a great linen advertising card, featuring an over-sized crustacean and an anxious diner...

Recently renovated, Boone's is still going strong, over 100 years old.  So, have a happy thanksgiving, and now we know where to meet for some traditional Thanksgiving food!!

Eat at Tommy's

Time to eat out!  Let's stop at Tommy's in Beaufort, South Carolina this time.  Zagat's says the vibe is "pink cinderblock," but the "KC Steaks" are "good food," and the "regular meals" are only surpassed by the "spaghetti - chop suey combo."

South Carolina Part II

Last's week's entry, in anticipation of the South Carolina debate featured linen postcards of places that I don't think exist any more. So, this week, we're moving into the chromes, with maybe some more luck of finding a restful night's sleep after the all the Republi-fuss.

Your first choice is the Sexton Upton Motel in Florence, SC:

Ultra Modern Guest Rooms, all with private tile baths. Fully carpeted floors. Airfoam mattresses. Air conditioned heat. Room telephones and TV. Near excellent restaurants, shopping district, theatres and all leading churches.

Not for you? Then check out the Empress Motel, Allendale, South Carolina, with the awesome signage out front. And the awesome Empresses out back lounging by the pool. Whose that guy in the suit in the background? The Emperor, perhaps??

Where to Stay in South Carolina

OK, Folks. The 2012 South Carolina Republican primary is only a few days away, and you'll want to be there for all the excitement. Need a place to stay? Here are two excellent choices:

First, there's the Pocalla Springs Tourist Court. They claim to be "on the shortest route from New York to Miami," which is a fancy way of saying there's nothin' there worth stopping for!

Or, if you like, there's the South Side Tourist Court in Walterboro. It has everything, according to the back of the card:

Sleep in Safety and Comfort without Extravagance. All strictly
modern, steam heated cottages. Private baths. Proper price cafe, famous for good
food. Lounge for guests. We service your car while you sleep. Phone, mail and
Western Union Service.