La Conga, New York 1940s The Culinary Institute of America situated directly across the Boulevard

situated directly across the Boulevard du Montparnasse from Le Dôme

The restaurant was run by two French brothers who had taken it over from Delmonico's

Restaurant Raynaud

when the Lehigh Valley's passenger service was reduced to four mainline trains

big bands performed and The Rat Pack made appearances here

La Conga, New York 1940s The Culinary Institute of America situated directly across the BoulevardWhere the conga dance (line), originally a street dance in Cuba, began its popularity in America. La Conga opened on Broadway and 51st in 1929 and by 1937 it was wildly popular in New York. The rest, as they say, is history. Courtesy Private Collection. Each print is accompanied by a copy of the interior menu where available. We make our prints with archival quality fine art paper, using professional pigment inks. Properly framed or stored, our prints