Ah, the good old days when ladies and gentlemen dressed for dinner, smoked in restaurants, had cocktails and were served by waitresses dressed somewhere between 19th century Viennese servant and Vegas showgirl.
This postcard was mailed and it does have a message, "July 11, Just had luncheon with Golda Woodworth at the Crown Room-a new edition-very posh! Heard Fiedler in concert a very fine concert. Weather cooler again. Leaving for L.A. the 15th. Rec'd your nice letter. Am enjoying my trip such a lot-Love- Florence E." Mailed to "Mrs. George Woodward. N. 2418 Pacific Ave., Spokane 43 Wash." And the caption, "Only the stars are higher than the spectacular Crown Room Cocktail Lounge atop the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. Soaring 29 floors above the city, scenic ascents may be made via an exciting outside glass-enclosed Sky-lift." The postmark is pretty much unreadable, but The Crown Room opened in 1961 and, based on a few still visible letters, I'm making a guess that it was mailed from Tiburon.
Well, maybe it wasn't the good old days. Smoking, cocktails and wearing ties doesn't sound that good to me. Woodworth and Woodward?
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