Stouffer's Top of the Sixes, New York 1960s 24 Hour Only the original Wheeler's Oyster

Only the original Wheeler's Oyster Bar in Whitstable - still proudly serving fish dishes some 156 years after its birth - remains

Black cats are said to bring luck

This charming little chap appears on the interior of San Francisco's The Oyster Loaf menu from the 1940s

Bill Darden died in 1994 at the age of 75

Lyons & Co

Stouffer's Top of the Sixes, New York 1960s 24 Hour Only the original Wheeler's OysterTop of the Sixes was an iconic restaurant on the 41st floor of 666 Fifth Avenue New York. It opened in 1958 and by July 1973 had served its 10 millionth dinner. It was a magnet for visitors to New York and became a special occasion destination. According to Hans Von Rittern: Prices were reasonable. Children liked the view, and so did young couples on dates. Men proposed to their wives there, it was a time when going to the city meant journeying from