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Majestic Servself Restaurant, Majestic Building, Detroit, MI

Original Vintage Card
  
 Price: $15.95

Stock #:1032626
Type: Postcard
Era: Divided Back
City: Detroit
State: Michigan (MI)
County: Wayne
Publisher: A.C. Dietsche
Postmark: 1909
Postmark City: Detroit
Postmark State: Mich
Stamp: 1c
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
Publisher's Stock/Series #: Letter Photo 1
Recipient Address:Miss Rosa Mae Barnes
R.D. 3.
Monroeville, OH
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Top image: Interior view of the Majestic Servself Restaurant, located in the basement of the Majestic Building in Detroit. Several patrons are seated at a long counter, being served by waitresses in white uniforms. Various food items are displayed on the counter. Bottom image: Exterior view of the Majestic Building, a prominent skyscraper in Detroit. The street level of the building is visible, with signage indicating the Servself restaurant. The surrounding streets are bustling with activity, including pedestrians, horse-drawn carriages, and early automobiles. "The Majestic Servself is the finest servself lunch in America, and has a capacity for serving fifteen thousand persons per hour. Customers select their own lunch from the serving counter, the prices being 5 and 10 cents. The Majestic is one of the most popular restaurants in Detroit."

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