I don't know much about the Fort Raleigh Grill, but here it is in all its glory with blazing rainbows and sizzling steaks. It was located in Elizabeth City, which is also known as the "Harbor of Hospitality."
About Me
- Christine H.
- I love antique postcards because they preserve evidence of everyday life as well as celebrations and sad events. Looking at an old postcard is like holding a single piece of a puzzle; we have to imagine the rest. I will try to put up a postcard every day. If you have a special request for a particular city or place, let me know!
I was born in Elizabeth City. But I don't know about the grill. Honestly, the rainbows make the place look like a gay bar.
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Randy, I had the same reaction. It would be a great advertisement for a modern gay bar.
ReplyDeleteRecalls for me the pyramid/spacecraft of "Stargate" (in my opinion a great modern-day B movie).
ReplyDeleteAnyone go for Giorgio de Chirico crossed with Peter Max on this one? I'm not an artist or scholar, so I'm okay with a challenge. This postcard was a "grabber", a pretty strange-looking work. Jack/Youngstown
ReplyDeleteWow, we've got Stargate, Peter Max, and Giorgio de Chirico. I'm not really familiar with Stargate, so I guess I'll have to check that out. It definitely has the Peter Max colors, but without the roundness and curves. I guess that's where de Chirico comes in. I'm not sure what to make of it, but it certainly grabs your attention. In a way it reminds me of certain old comic books.
ReplyDeleteThis is a nice but really curious postcard. Nothing in the picture seems to match with anything else. Even the ground floor and 1st floor of the building look like they were "glued together". Looks a bit like a cross between a bank and a hairdressers. Also the rainbows only have 5 colours instead of 7 and would appear to be upside down, so maybe not a rainbow at all.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely an attention getter! I love it! While it does bring to mind a gay bar, what could be more apropos for yesterday?
ReplyDeleteWhat fantastic graphics on this card. The clean lines remind me of Chris Ware's work.
ReplyDeleteI think the place has got a little "Zanadu" action going on.
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