National Restaurant Association Promotional Film Heritage of Hospitality 60384 (1949)

Synopsis

Created by the National Restaurant Association AMERICA'S HERITAGE OF HOSPITALITY was released in October, 1949 to advance the restaurant industry and recruit new employees to work within it. The theme of the film is that the American way of life is exemplified by its restaurant industry and the bountiful blessings that the nation enjoys on its tables from "sea to shining sea". The film begins with re-creations of historic moments in America's restaurant industry dating back as far as the Wayside Inn of 1683 ( 2:54 ) before showing the modern restaurant industry with the "greatest variety of restaurants the world has ever known". At 3:20 New York City is seen with the Rockefeller Center ( 3:40 ) and its cabs ( 3:48 ). At 3:58 a diner is seen, and at 4:01 a "White Castle" type hamburger restaurant. At 4:13, food is seen loaded onto an airplane. At 4:30, downtown Chicago is seen with Michigan Blvd and Lakeshore Drive. Various Chicago restaurants are seen, their various names obscured (apparently out of fairness to the owners) so their identity is hard to say. At 5:40 a Greyhound bus zips by on its way to Kansas City with its grain silos and soda grills ( 6:15 ). At 6:21 a sign for a hot dog stand the "Red Dawg" is seen. At 6:50 a Santa Fe train zips by on its way to the Rocky Mountains. A cowboy breakfast is seen prepared at 7:20. At 7:55 a cable car in San Francisco is seen and the "Top of the Mark", the Mark Hopkins Hotel, is seen. At 8:43 the famous Hollywood and Vine…

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Running time

21 minutes

Language

English

Collection

Ephemeral Films

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• Stock Footage