April 2, 2025
VINTAGE 1960's The Three Fountains RESTAURANT MENU St. Louis MO GASLIGHT SQUARE
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VINTAGE 1960'sThe Three FountainsRESTAURANT MENUSt. Louis, MissouriGASLIGHT SQUAREThis is an original menu from The Three Fountains restaurant that was located in Gaslight Square in St. Louis, MO.Menu features linen like cover with image of European men and text logo on front. Inside opens to 2 page menu sits inside folder with historical info on bottom flaps.Back features continuation of image on front.Menu measures 14" x 9" closed.Some history from 'reataurant-ingthroughhistory': "The Three Fountains was the star restaurant in the entertainment district of St. Louis which began in the late 1950's and was officially named Gaslight Square in 1961. The one-and-one-half block area attracted affluent suburban St. Louisans and the city's many conventioneers with restaurants, live theater, and clubs that featured national acts such as the Smothers Brothers, Joni Mitchell, Lenny Bruce, and Miles Davis.The Three Fountains exuded luxury with a multi-level interior lavishly decorated with antique fixtures complemented by an oversize menu filled with expensive dishes. It's decor, like most of the restaurants and clubs in Gaslight, consisted of an extravagant, crazy melange of salvaged windows, doors, railings, paneling, statues, fountains, and light fixtures from structures mowed down by a city obsessed with urban renewal."CONDITION:Excellent
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