Fergus' The Ark, Wilmington, North Carolina 1961 Sizes:A4 (210x297mm) Archival Print (Unframed) A large selection of cocktails

A large selection of cocktails and spirits were on offer with a Champagne Cocktail for two costing $1

but it is patronized by creative types from the movie industry

reckoned by some historians to be the first nightclub in the United States

and that wry satirical note was carried through in murals

Fergus' The Ark, Wilmington, North Carolina 1961 Sizes:A4 (210x297mm) Archival Print (Unframed) A large selection of cocktailsThis gorgeous menu, dominated by an extremely dapper fish with its top hat and cane, comes from Fergus Ark, a floating seafood restaurant which was docked on the Cape Fear River in Wilmington, North Carolina. The Ark was built in Wilmington in 1922 and was a gambling boat, a troop transporter and a coastguard quarter boat until Eldridge Fergus, a local businessman, bought it and converted it into the restaurant. This menu art is from 1961 and we dont