Name/Title
Idle Hour Restaurant - 1067 King Street, Charleston, S.C.Entry/Object ID
2021.008.2Description
"Natural Color" postcard featuring the Idle Hour Restaurant, which was located at 1067 King Street. Sign for Coca-Cola and "fried chicken" mounted over the front of the building. Restaurant sign installed on the sidewalk.
Caption on back of postcard: "Idle Hour Restaurant -- Established Nov. 1, 1939 -- Now Famous for 'Carolina's Best Fried Chicken'."
Constructed in 1939 when the restaurant was established. Demolished in the 1960s. Now the site of the John L. Dart Library.
Published by Willens & Co., Inc., Chicago, Ill.Collection
HCF Image CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2021.008Source or Donor
Eberle, KevinAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Courtesy of Kevin EberleMade/Created
Artist
S. Willens & Co., Inc.Date made
1939Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PostcardNomenclature Sub-Class
Writing MediaNomenclature Class
Written Communication T&ENomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationSearch Terms
Lost Architecture, Postcards, King Street, Demolished buildings, lost buildings, Restaurants--South Carolina--Charleston, Lost architecture--South Carolina--CharlestonDimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
5-1/2 inLocation
Location
Container
Postcard Box 2Shelf
Archives F-18Room
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Provenance
Notes
Purchased by donor on eBay.Copyright
Copyright Details
In copyright.Created By
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March 3, 2021Updated By
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February 17, 2023