Hey, pennant guys

[Fballguy]

Picked up this post card because of the pennant theme. "Joe Kosyan's Pennant Buffet" in Quincy, Illinois. Sounds like our kind of place. 1920s give or take. All barstools have been removed so maybe during Prohibition. Also see Pro-Women's Voting pennants too which would place it around the 20s. I spot an early White Sox pennant around the upper middle of the postcard. Anyone have that one? Hard to make out any others.

Kyle...You ever stumble across this place during your research?

Edit...This shot is from the 1910's as I found one on Google dated April 7, 1916.

[Domer05]

Originally Posted by Fballguy

Kyle...You ever stumble across this place during your research?

Edit...This shot is from the 1910's as I found one on Google dated April 7, 1916.

Awesome post card, and yes, I actually came across the same post card in a book dedicated to screen printing a while back.

It's an especially interesting piece because the photo is colorized. Not sure exactly how they did that back in the 1910s, but I think the photographer had to add the colors post-development of the original B/W exposure, by hand? If so ... makes you wonder how accurate the colors depicted are to the real thing.

And, although my wife generally isn't a big fan of buffets, I would totally drag my family there.

On a high res image of the same post card, you'll note a framed pennant above the center of the bar. It was apparently custom-made, for the proprietor, and reads "Jos. Kosyan / Pennant Buffet" next to a screen printed image of Mr. Kosyan himself. Beneath it, above the cash register, there's a very oversized, two-piece pennant with a four letter monogram (JKPB) next to the words "PENNANT BUFFET." Gotta love Mr. Kosyan's style, eh?