The Cavern Cafe, Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, circa 1940s

Subjects: Interiors Restaurants & Taverns
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of The Cavern Cafe, Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, circa 1940s, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this subject

Interior of a cave converted into a dining room and nightclub, with white-clothed tables and green chairs set on a polished floor beneath a rocky ceiling hung with paper lanterns. A stage framed by blue drapery and a painted backdrop stands at the rear, and waiters in white jackets stand at the right.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Monty and 3 more beautiful Nogales Mexico today had lunch in this famous Cavern Cafe. Having dinner for music Best wishes

PublisherCurt Teich & Co.

N 5 The Cavern Cafe, Nogales, Sonora, Mexico --- The Cavern Cafe in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico is a show spot no tourist should miss. The bare rock dungeons of an old prison cut deep into the mountain side afford cool, high ceilinged dining rooms where excellent food is served and dancing to Mexican music is enjoyed nightly. DISTRIBUTED BY LOLLESGARD SPECIALTY CO., TUCSON AND PHOENIX, ARIZONA GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO 'C.T. ART-COLORTONE' POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) POST CARD

Addressed to

The Maurice Marie Board

911 Bedford Ave, Altavista, Va

Postcard record

Series	N 5
Condition	Very good
Place addressed	The Maurice Marie Board, 911 Bedford Ave, Altavista, VA
Place depicted	The Cavern Cafe, Nogales, Sonora
Place mentioned	The Cavern Cafe, Nogales, Sonora
Publisher	Chicago, IL
Stamp	2c John Adams, red, issued 1980
Notes	Linen-textured stock with visible cross-hatch grain; thin border; printed production code 6A-H756 at lower right. Postmark: NOV 2 [illegible] PM. Divided-back linen card with white border. 2c John Adams stamp. Message in green ink.

Cite this card

The Cavern Cafe, Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, circa 1940s, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-cavern-cafe-nogales-sonora-mexico-circa-1940s. Accessed October 5, 2026.