Skip to main content

Belmont Mansion

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 163 Collections and/or Records:

West Fairmount Park, Belmont Mansion: Restaurant and banquet facility: Carl Mai's Restaurant at the Belmont Mansion advertisements, newspaper clippings, and general ephemera, 1949-1967, bulk: 1949-1955

 File — Drawer 5-3
General information

Items which are dated are primarily from the 1950s, although many items are undated. Materials include restaurant advertisements, newspaper write-ups, postcards featuring the restaurant, a calendar produced by the restaurant, and two dining menus.

Dates: 1949-1967; Majority of material found within 1949-1955

West Fairmount Park, Belmont Mansion: Restaurant and banquet facility: Photographs, print images and photographic slides, bulk: Bulk, 1952-1956, 1924-1968

 Series — Multiple Containers
Abstract

The Carl Mai Restaurant at the Belmont Mansion operated circa 1950s. Established and run by German born Carl Mai, a renowned, classically trained French chef, the restauarant received high local praise during it's operation. Carl Mai later became a member of the Philadelphia Art Alliance. Both he and his wife were advocates and lovers of Fairmount Park, as evidenced throughout the collection.

Dates: Majority of material found within Bulk, 1952-1956; 1924-1968