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Route 66 Postcards: Club Cafe Postcard (Front)

Powell Route 66 Collection at the Newberry Library1990/1999

National Trust for Historic Preservation

National Trust for Historic Preservation
Washington, DC, United States

The Club Café remained a beloved Route 66 food spot for over fifty years. Famed for its ubiquitous branding, the “Fat Man” logo and sourdough biscuits were promoted on billboards along the route until the restaurant’s closure in 1991.

Description: Man in a blue suit next to a route 66 sign

Newberry Library Unique Identifier: NL1149TF

Front Text:
"CLUB CAFE
SANTA ROSA, NM
ORIGINAL
ROUTE 66
SINCE 1935
Two Million Sourdough Biscuits"

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  • Title: Route 66 Postcards: Club Cafe Postcard (Front)
  • Creator: Powell Route 66 Collection at the Newberry Library
  • Date Created: 1990/1999
  • Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
National Trust for Historic Preservation

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