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Check it out...Here's a very uncommon @ 6" wide by 3 1/4" tall 2-sided thin cardboard table card from the 1940s World War II era restaurant in New York City known as the "Village Barn" that was home to the very first Country Music TV show in New York City and was later purchased and turned into a Psychedelic Rock-n-Roll nightclub by Jimi Hendrix (See info below)- How cool is that? Front has a cartoon image of a farmer captioned: "Your Waiter's name is ______ The Village Barn Restaurant 52 W. 8th St. New York Between 5th and 6th Aves." & has the detailed info about the place and its $2.00 minimum on back-Has usual wear consistent with age & normal use-A great vintage item ready for display!

Here's some info on the theatre restaurant:


Village Barn was the first country music program on American network television. Broadcast by NBC-TV from May 24, 1948–September 1949 and from January 16–May 29, 1950, the live weekly variety series originated from The Village Barn, a country music nightclub in New York City's Greenwich Village. Hosts included Zebe Carver, Dick Thomas, Dick Dutley, Bob Stanton (Robert Haymes), Rosalie Allen and Ray Forrest. Guests for the premiere, a 40-minute broadcast by WNBT-TV, were Texas Ruby and Curly Fox along with The Dixie Boys. Performers included Pappy Howard and His Tumbleweed Gang, Harry Ranch and His Kernels of Korn, Bill Long's Ranch Girls, Plute Pete (1948–1949) and Romolo De Spirito (1949). Shorty Warren and His Western Rangers appeared in November 1948. In July 1949, Oklahoma governor Roy J. Turner appeared, singing his single, "My Memory Trail". The show also featured square dancing and audience participation in kiddie car, hobby horse and potato sack races. The Village Barn, which later became the Generation Club and then was sold to Jimi Hendrix and remodelled into Electric Lady Recording Studios, was opened in November 1930 by owner Meyer Horowitz, who resigned as president and director on October 19, 1951. He was succeeded by his brother, Lawrence (Horowitz) Horton, who subsequently left to pursue other interests. Ownership remained with family members, including Horton, who returned to active management in the early 1960s; a nephew, George Goodman; and son Michael. Meyer Horowitz remained active as a consultant until the Barn closed in August 1967. In 1931, Rudy Vallée, who had a nearby club, Villa Vallée, discovered Judy Canova at the Barn. Don Cornell, the Hartmans and other stars also got their start at the club.

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