I have a collection of Pan Am advertising music called “The Music of Pan Am”. I took one of the songs, “Question: Is the Going Great” sung by Sammy Davis Jr. and mashed it up with scenes from the Pan Am PR film, “6 and a Half Magic Hours”. The song isn’t a direct advertisement for Pan Am, but does use part of the arrangement. This is essentially a pop version for Sammy Davis Jr. On the whole, it’s perfect ‘jet set’ cool.
I found this menu for Aunt Hattie’s Chicken in the Woodpile on eBay a few years ago. It’s especially neato because it’s autographed by Edward “Uncle Ed” Boore, husband of Aunt Hattie and founder of the restaurant. Aunt Hattie’s was opened in 1939 by Ed and Hattie Boore who had previously run a fruit stand. It closed in 1985. The full history of the restaurant is recounted by Scott Taylor Hartzell in this excellent St. Petersburg Times article.
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Pumperniks was a Saturday afternoon staple for my family when I was growing up in Miami. It’s the first place I ever ate Matzo ball soup and a brisket sandwich. The experience of eating this food for the first time was enough to make me consider converting to Judaism. Read more