The Black Cat Café & Bar, Honolulu 1930s Pies This restaurant identified itself as

This restaurant identified itself as "The Original Ruby Foo's Den" serving "Excellent Food That's Different" and also proudly stated that this place was "Chinatown's Smartest Restaurant"

Under Besson the hotel’s board of directors included veterans of the Ritz and the Savoy among other storied venues

the wealthy

Majestic was a hugely popular commercial vessel and was the pride of the newly merged white Star-Cunard line but its fortunes began to decline when the Great Depression set in and the vessel was eventually scrapped in 1936

The Black Cat Café & Bar, Honolulu 1930s Pies This restaurant identified itself asDuring the 1930s, thousands of American servicemen were posted to Hawaii as part of the defense of the Pearl Harbor naval base against attacks by enemy sympathizers. A favorite hangout for off duty soldiers and sailors was the Black Cat Caf in Honolulu. This place, directly opposite the Armed Forces YMCA gym, was a taste of home for homesick military men. It served local Ka Moi coffee, but the food was decidedly American. Hamburgers costs 30 and