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J H Ireland Chicago 1940s Vintage Menu Cover
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J H Ireland Chicago 1940s Vintage Menu Cover J H Ireland Chicago 1940s Vintage Menu Interior J. H. Ireland, Chicago, 1940s

J. H. Ireland, Chicago, 1940s

£20.00

The original J. H. Ireland Grill Room opened in Chicago in 1906, and was one of the windy city's best loved restaurants. Proprietor Jim Ireland expanded the property over two decades, adding a Lobster Grotto, a Marine Room and a banqueting hall modeled after the saloon of a passenger ship. The infamous gangster John Dillinger often dined at J. H. Ireland - he liked the frog legs - and famed attorney Clarence Darrow ate a victory dinner at the restaurant at the end of the famous Leopold and Loeb murder trial. This 1940s menu cover by folk artist Charles Jerred, in wonderfully vibrant shades of green and red, showcases what was one of Chicago's best loved restaurants.

Barnelli's Pasta Bowl and Portillo's Hot Dogs now occupy the space where J.H. Ireland stood. 

Courtesy Private Collection.

Each print is accompanied by a copy of the interior menu where available.

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