Bal Tabarin, San Francisco 1930s Cruise Liner The peak year for immigration

The peak year for immigration was 1907 when more than a million people were processed

The Oyster Loaf restaurant kept up the tradition

which shows an elegant couple at dinner

Escoffier made many revolutionary changes in restaurant kitchens

Anxious newcomers

Bal Tabarin, San Francisco 1930s Cruise Liner The peak year for immigrationIn 1931, in anticipation of the repeal of Prohibition in the United States, architect Timothy L. Pflueger was contracted to create for the Bal Tabarin nightclub a stage for live music and dance shows, and a comfortable and sophisticated cocktail bar atmosphereunusual for the day, as most bars were not decorated to appeal to women. The bar itself was implemented in the Moderne style later called Art Deco. The stage design used Pflueger's patented