Lounge (also known as lounge bar) is a type of food service business, including both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Lounge is a subtle combination between the excitement and bustle of bars and the calm and gentleness of coffee shops. At the lounge, customers feel comfortable but the atmosphere is not as deep as in a coffee shop.
Lounges were originally areas for VIP guests to sit and wait at airports and hotels. Later, the lounge gradually became a type of place to enjoy and relax with dishes and drinks loved by many subjects.
Here below is a set of amazing postcards that shows what American cocktail lounges looked like in the 1950s and 1960s.
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| Arizona. The "French Quarter", Fabulous Safari Hotel, Scottsdale |
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| California. "Burl Room" Rustic Cocktail Lounge, Brookdale Lodge, Santa Cruz |
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| California. Colonial Inn's Cocktail Lounge, Santa Cruz |
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| California. Crown Room, Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco |
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| California. Italian Swiss Colony |
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| California. Topaz Room, Santa Rosa |
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| Colorado. The Nugget, Aspen |
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| Florida. Ray's Silver Dollar Bar, Anna Maria Island |
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| Florida. The Starlight Roof, Doral Beach Hotel, Miami |
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| Florida. The Wreck Bar, The Castaways, Miami Beach |
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| Georgia. Regency Hyatt House, Atlanta |
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| Illinois. Paul Peterson's New Evergreens, Dundee |
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| Illinois. The Red Dog Palace Saloon, Blackhawk Restaurant, Chicago |
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| Indiana. The Purple Tree Lounge, Indianapolis |
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| Kentucky. The Continental Inn, Lexington |
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| Maine. Eastland Motor Hotel, Portland |
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| Michigan. Blakey Park Resort |
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| Michigan. Willis Show Bar, Detroit |
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| Missouri. The Control Tower Cocktail Lounge, Top Of The Tower Restaurant, Kansas City |
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| Nevada. Jim Kelly's "Nugget", Reno |
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| Nevada. The Fabulous Copa Room, The Sands, Las Vegas |
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| Nevada. Venus Room, New Frontier Hotel, Las Vegas |
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| New Hampshire. Cocktail Lounge, Soo Nipi Lodge |
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| New Jersey. Edwardian Cocktail Lounge, The Marlborough, Atlantic City |
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| New Jersey. Suburban Bar and Lounge, Far Hills Inn, Somerville |
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| New Orleans. The Carousel Lounge, Monteleone Hotel |
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| New York. Grossinger's |
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| New York. Polo Bar, Westbury Hotel, New York |
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| New York. Safari Lounge, The Nevele Country Club, Ellenville |
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| New York. The Fallsview, Ellenville |
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| New York. The Sweetheart Lounge, Oriskany |
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| Oklahoma. The After Five Club, Featuring The Piano Bar, Hotel Black, Oklahoma City |
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| Oregon. Canlis Charcoal Broiler Atop The Portland Hilton |
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| Pennsylvania. Golden Horse Inn, Trevose |
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| Pennsylvania. Mugs Club Colonial York, Hotel Yorktowne, York |
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| Vermont. Sno Bunny Club, Stowe |
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| Washington DC. The Purple Tree Lounge, Manger Hamilton Hotel |
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| Wisconsin. Keg Room, Rondo Manor, Lake Geneva |
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| Wyoming. Cocktail Lounge, Holding's Little America, Cheyenne |
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| Wyoming. Silver Dollar Bar, Jackson |
