Description
A warmly lit restaurant interior with a long polished bar, rows of red barstools, and small dining tables in the foreground. The room features dark wood paneling, ornate arches, hanging globe lights, and shelves filled with bottles behind the bar. An American flag stands at the left edge of the scene. The card is dated 1953.
Back Text (verbatim):
OLD ORIGINAL BOOKBINDER'S
125 WALNUT ST. • PHILADELPHIA, PA.
America's most famous seafood restaurant,
located down near the riverfront in the older
section of the city since 1865. Nearby are the
city's historic shrines—Independence Hall, Car-
penter's Hall, Betsy Ross House, Old Christ
Church. Picture on other side shows Gay 90's
Room at Old Original Bookbinder's.
PARTNELL 1950 AWARD—AMERICA'S MOST POPULAR RESTAURANT
1952—HOLIDAY MAGAZINE AWARD FOR DINING DISTINCTION
CORRECTED BY THE HARRISON COLOR PROCESS, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
MAR 16 '53
U.S. POSTAGE
PB METER
PB.160052
