Manufacturer: Sterling China User: Lüchow's Restaurant Date of plate: 1956   Notes: The following information was obtained from the wikipedia: Luchow's in New York City spanned a century at 110-112 E. 14th Street. It was started in 1882 by a German immigrant, August Lüchow. After it was destroyed by a fire in

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: The Lexington Date of plate: June 1956   Notes: The Lexington was located on the corner of Lexington and Grand in St. Paul, Minn. In October 1935, Pat and Veronica McLean marked the repeal of Prohibition by putting down $2,850 to buy this small, neighborhood pub and

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Level Club Pattern name: #80801 Date of bouillon cup: October 1927   Notes: The Level Club was located at 253 W. 73rd St. in New York City. The cornerstone was laid on Oct. 17, 1925. The 16-story structure was built at a cost of around $2 million, as

Manufacturer: Wallace China User: Leo's El Paso Texas Date of plate: 1954   Notes: Leo's has become an El Paso institution known for its "El Paso comfort food" that provides the type of Mexican food people ate while growing up or when they first came to the city. The original restaurant

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Co. User: Hotel Lenox Date of compote: pre-1920   Notes: In 1900, the hotelier and impresario Lucias Boomer (best known as the owner of New York's Waldorf – Astoria) began work on what was to be the most luxurious hotel in New England. Eight months and $1,100,000 later,

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Lenape Inn Date of cup and saucer: 1976   Notes: Located on historic Brandywine Creek at 1333 Lenape Road (Route 52) in West Chester, PA, this Inn got its real start circa 1930. Originally built (circa 1895) as a 16' x 20' building to serve ice cream

Manufacturer: Unknown, possibly Buffalo China or Syracuse China User: Len Roy Hotel Date: circa 1922 Notes: In 1922, the Len Roy Hotel of New York replaced the Athens Hotel, formerly owned by the St. Cloud Hotel Company. The Athens was a five-story hotel located at 56 East 42nd Street, New York.

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Leighton Hotel Date of platter: 1912   Notes: The Leighton Hotel was located opposite Westlake Park at 2127 West 6th Street, Los Angeles, Calif. It was designed by John C. Austin and built by George A. Leighton in 1904. It originally had 104 rooms but was expanded

Manufacturer: TEPCO User: Lefty O'Douls Restaurant and Bar Date of creamer: 1931 – 1968   Notes: Francis Joseph "Lefty" O'Doul (1897-1969) was a left-handed major league pitcher. He began his major league career with the New York Yankees on April 29, 1919. His final major league appearance was on September 30,