Howard Johnson's Liquors, USA 1950s Howard Johnson The Pink Pig in what

The Pink Pig in what was then Van Nuys - now

Among the dishes on offer is Poulet Marengo

We are sure the customers were in on the joke

Black cats are said to bring luck

barber shops and shoeshine stalls in a strip mall downtown

Howard Johnson's Liquors, USA 1950s Howard Johnson The Pink Pig in whatThis is a wonderful drinks menu from Howard Johnson's, once the biggest restaurant chain in the United States. The design and graphics are strikingly simple and elegant a perfect example of the ingenuity of vintage menu artists. Ho Jos, as it was called by customers, began life as a pharmacy and soda fountain in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1925. Businessman Howard Johnson, who had borrowed $2,000 to open the property, realized customers were queuing up