Thursday, November 12, 2009

Gary's Duck Inn

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I love how this Jumbo Shrimp platter seems to be coming in for a landing on the roof of Gary's Duck Inn. Sadly, the Jumbo Shrimp Platter is gone forever, since Gary's Duck Inn closed in 1994. Gary's first opened in Orlando, Florida in 1945 and was considered a landmark by many, attracting celebrities such as Dolly Parton and Bob Hope. During the 1970s and 80s, Gary's Duck Inn served an estimated 25,000 pounds of shrimp annually.
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15 comments:

  1. PostcardyNovember 12, 2009 at 6:24 PM

    That's a great card, though I don't really understand that list or why it was included.

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  2. Evelyn Yvonne TheriaultNovember 12, 2009 at 6:26 PM

    What a bizarre postcard - and I love the items on the back of it. Clearly the owners had a great sense of humour!
    Evelyn in Montreal

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  3. MrCachetNovember 13, 2009 at 3:35 AM

    Nice linen, or at least it appears to be. Thanks for the history lesson to 'go-with'!

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  4. viridianNovember 13, 2009 at 4:19 AM

    For a second I thought there actually was a giant shrimp plate balanced on the restaurant (like some places in Atlantic city or S. Cal.) It's early ad I haven't had my coffee yet!!!

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  5. AnitaNHNovember 13, 2009 at 5:14 AM

    At first take I mistook that shrimp platter for a giant flower. Those hens could have used a union. All that work for so little pay! Happy PFF.

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  6. AnonymousNovember 13, 2009 at 6:33 AM

    Would you consider this a rack card? Racks get no respect, but there are gems, like this.

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  7. Paul van YperenNovember 13, 2009 at 6:52 AM

    Beautiful card. I am sorry to read that Gary's is closed and I've missed Dolly Parton.

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  8. maryt/theteachNovember 13, 2009 at 7:24 AM

    Wow, Christine, a real vintage postcard - I'd love the shrimp but I don't know about the duck... :)

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  9. ChristineNovember 13, 2009 at 7:49 AM

    No need to miss Dolly; she's still out there rasing a ruckus. By the way, Dolly says it really is true that she once entered a Dolly Parton look-a-like contest and lost. The drag queens did a better job. Really.
    Anyway, in response to Rivercontinua's comment...I guess I always thought that rack cards were those awful brochure-type cards, the ones that are printed on both sides on lightweight paper and are suitable only for throwing away when you're done with them. This linen card is similar to some of the newer cards that I see a lot of now, announcing new exhibits at galleries etc. A lot of those are pretty wonderful. Maybe that's what you mean by rack cards.
    I wonder why more businesses don't use cards for advertising. I was flying on Hawaiian Airlines on Wednesday (their 80th anniversary.) They gave us a rolled up piece of paper that said how grateful they were to their customers etc., but the piece of paper immediately went in the airport garbage. It didn't have any nice graphics or vintage pictures. If they had instead passed out a vintage-looking postcard showing a plane 80 years ago and one today, nobody would have thrown these away and they would have had a lot more marketing bang for their buck. Just my not-so-humble opinion.

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  10. LiT Web StudioNovember 13, 2009 at 7:51 AM

    what a wonderful example of a linen finish Curt Teich of Chicago postcard - stunning colours too! what a find!

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  11. SnapNovember 13, 2009 at 8:27 AM

    Oh goodness! What fun. There is a giant crab on Gaidos Restaurant on Galveston Island, but this flying shrimp platter can't be beat! Too bad it's gone.

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  12. SheilaNovember 13, 2009 at 11:07 AM

    I spent some time looking at the picture before giving up and reading the rest of the post! Why does a Duck Inn sell primarily seafood? I don't suppose it matters, it's a great card. :)

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  13. Beth NiquetteNovember 13, 2009 at 11:42 AM

    How wierd! But I LOVE it! (Grin) Thanks for sharing this odd but wonderful postcard. Happy PFF!

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  14. ChristineNovember 13, 2009 at 12:00 PM

    I think the Duck Inn name was just a play on words, like the Dew Drop Inn or the Reel'Em Inn. The motto of the Duck Inn was Waddle Out. Nice, huh? Did I mention that the Duck Inn was the inspiration for the Red Lobster restaurants?

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  15. MaryNovember 13, 2009 at 8:55 PM

    Flying saucers of shrimp! This is awesome.

    And happy PFF.

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