I Couldn't Lift This Barrel Pink Elephant, San Francisco, 1930s [Portrait Prints] International date Line The menu included oysters

The menu included oysters

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Frank Sinatra would sometimes come in and dine with the host at booth 1

I Couldn't Lift This Barrel Pink Elephant, San Francisco, 1930s [Portrait Prints] International date Line The menu included oystersAlso available as a square print. The euphemism seeing pink elephants was first used in the 19th century to describe the hallucinations experienced by drinkers of absinthe, the anise flavored and highly alcoholic beverage associated with bohemian culture, especially among artists and writers in Paris. Vincent Van Gogh, Ernest Hemingway and Oscar Wilde were well known absinthe drinkers. Absinthe was banned by 1915 but the phrase remained popular up to