Rector's, New York 1913 Lasserre businessman and politicians came to

businessman and politicians came to let their hair down

Laurence Olivier and Dame Nellie Melba among others

he started to hallucinate

by arranging for local farmers to call in reports to a New England broadcasting station

This illustrated version was created by LA based artist Terry Stafford in the mid 1920s

Rector's, New York 1913 Lasserre businessman and politicians came toThis was the legendary "lobster palace" on Broadway in Times Square. Charles Rector had already launched a successful seafood restaurant in Chicago in 1884, when he opened a second Rector's in New York City in 1899. This was a time of high living, high flying financiers, actors, singers and gamblers, who liked to spend their large rolls of cash lavishly. The goal was to be seen, and Rector's on Broadway, in the heart of the theater district, was in