La Conga, New York, 1950s Gypsy The Hotels Splendide

The Hotels Splendide

staff and members of a swing band - were killed or injured

It’s fun to look back at this stuff

and originally published in The Atlantic Monthly in 1857 and 1858

who obviously considered themselves super-groovy

La Conga, New York, 1950s Gypsy The Hotels SplendideWhere the conga dance (line), originally a street dance in Cuba, began its popularity in America. La Conga opened on Broadway and 51st in 1929 and by 1937 it was wildly popular in New York. The rest, as they say, is history. This fabulously black menu cover is from the early 1950s. Courtesy Private Collection. Each print is accompanied by a copy of the interior menu where available. We make our prints with archival quality fine art paper, using