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Original vintage tourist guide titled Vacation in Havana, Cuba — The Pearl of Antilles, published courtesy of The Colony Dinner Club, a fashionable Havana restaurant and cocktail lounge located at the corner of 21st and M Streets in Vedado.
Authorized by the Cuban Tourist Commission, this fascinating pre-revolutionary guide offers an extensive look at Havana\'s tourism, nightlife, restaurants, casinos, shopping, and transportation during the city\'s mid-century heyday.
Features detailed information about Havana sightseeing tours, tourist taxi fares, airlines, steamship lines, banks, currency, customs regulations, shopping districts, and entertainment venues.
Of particular interest are the numerous advertisements for celebrated Havana businesses, including:
Tropicana Nightclub and Casino, featuring its distinctive illustrated advertisement.
H. Upmann Cigars, with a large illustrated cigar advertisement.
Black & White Scotch Whisky, with its familiar Scottie dog imagery.
Martell Cognac, advertised by its Cuban distributor.
Chateu Madrid Perfume Factory, promoting perfume demonstrations and souvenirs.
El Palacio de Cristal, advertising fine imported crystal.
The guide also lists historic Havana entertainment establishments, including Montmartre, Sans Souci, Tropicana, Casino Nacional, and other nightclubs and casinos.
An evocative piece of Cuban tourism history documenting Havana\'s vibrant commercial and entertainment culture before the 1959 revolution. Particularly desirable for collectors of vintage Cuba travel memorabilia, historic nightclubs, casino advertising, cigar advertising, and Caribbean tourism ephemera.
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