Gardiner Tavern, Gardiner, Oregon 1920s Cat people came here throughout The

people came here throughout The Blitz to dance waltzes or the jitterbug and to forget about the rigors of rationing and blackouts

This 1930s image might have been used in the interior of a menu

' It closed its doors in the 1950s

encouraged weary drivers to pull over and take a break

It must have been a delightful way to travel

Gardiner Tavern, Gardiner, Oregon 1920s Cat people came here throughout TheThis jolly waiter wearing dinner suit and spats at the Gardiner Tavern, Oregon, was created by cartoonist Murray Wade, who was born in 1876. An editorial cartoonist for newspapers in Portland and San Francisco, Wades most popular work was a series of caricatures of Oregon legislators. He also worked for Variety magazine. The three story Gardiner Tavern stood on the north bank of the Umpqua river, the principal river of the Oregon coast, and was