Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Douvry's Seawall Cafe Date: 1940s Notes: Located on Texas Blvd at 25th Street, Galveston, TX. Slogan: "Facing the beautiful Gulf of Mexico." No longer in business. For related info: Douvry's Seawall Hotel & Seaview Cafe by Carr China

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern: Dorset Date of plate: 1945 Note: A photo of this pattern in a 1946 Syracuse China catalog accompanies a photo of tables set with Dorset at the J.L. Hudson Tea Room in Detroit.

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern: Dorion (Print#560) Date of plate: 1919 Notes: The Dorion pattern (copyrighted in 1919) was marked as "controlled" by Syracuse, meaning that there were some arrangements for limited use between Syracuse and its primary customer, Battle Creek Sanitarium, which was located in Michigan. In this instance, Dorion was

Manufacturer: Caribe China, a Sterling China subsidiary located in Puerto Rico User: Dorado Beach Hotel Date: Unknown Notes: Dorado Beach Hotel and Golf Club was located in Dorado, Puerto Rico. twenty miles west of San Juan. Laurance Rockefeller created the resort on land purchased by the Rockefeller family in the early

Manufacturer: Sterling China User Name: Don the Beachcomber, Sahara Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV Date of plate, 1964 Notes: Known as the founding father of Tiki restaurants, Don the Beachcomber was born Ernest Raymond Beaumont Gantt in Limestone County, Texas in 1907. In 1926, Gantt left Texas and traveled around

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Domino Club Date of plate: 1930s – 1948 Notes: According to "San Francisco's Lost Landmarks," by James R. Smith, the Domino Club opened at some point soon after the 1939 World's Fair closed, was owned by Charlie Anderson and was located at 25 Trinity Place in San Francisco's Financial

Manufacturer: Buffalo China Pattern: Dominion Distributor: James M. Shaw & Co., New York Date of plate: circa 1930s Notes: White body with dark green decorative floral and scroll border. Photos contributed by eBay seller snshn96

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern: Dolores Date of plate: 1942

Manufacturer: McNicol China User: The Doll House Date of plate: 1945-1959 Notes: The Doll House was located at 1032 North Palm Canyon in Palm Springs, CA. The famous restaurant was in existence from 1945-1959 and was one of the most popular restaurants in town during that time. George and Ethel Strebe,