The Best Place To Satisfy The Inner Man

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This is an advertisement for Hotel Bornot from the program/souvenir booklet for the play L’ Aiglon starring Maude Adams which played in Philadelphia at The Broad Street Theater back in 1901.

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A good midday lunch for two bits? Sign me up! This is an 1899 photo of the Hotel Bornot which was located at 111-113 South 10th Street.

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A later photo of the building taken in 1965, it has since been demolished.

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Photo from PhillyHistory.org – a project of the Philadelphia Department of Records.

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2 Responses to The Best Place To Satisfy The Inner Man

  1. OldNFO says:

    And it was probably ALL fresh food… sigh

  2. Tina says:

    Calculating for inflation – lunch was about $6.90, so I imagine you got a pretty nice meal. I couldn’t find a menu – and believe me – I TRIED – but looking around it appears that boned capon, roast mutton, chicken croquettes, codfish, and smoked tongue were popular menu items.

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