Ask Mr. Foster
Ask Mr. Foster (1888 – 1991) was a travel agency founded in St. Augustine, Florida by Mr. Ward G. Foster. Foster gave out train and steamship schedules from his gift shop across the street from the Ponce de Leon Hotel. Legend has it that the bellboys at the hotel would direct travelers to 'Ask Mr. Foster. He'll know". By the 1980s, Ask Mr. Foster was the second-largest travel agency chain in the United States.
A World War II era tourist map of New York City.
Ask Mr. Foster The Nationwide Travel Service - Gives You Manhattan!
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This is a rare c. 1942 Ask Mr. Foster pictorial city map or plan of New York City. The map depicts the region from New Jersey to the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens and from Fordham University in the Bronx to the Statue of Liberty and Brooklyn. Numerous Manhattan landmarks are illustrated in profile, including the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, the American Museum of Natural History, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Columbia University, and Yankee Stadium. All six of Manhattan's most well-known bridges are also shown in profile, including the Brooklyn Bridge and the Manhattan Bridge. Both the Midtown Tunnel and the Holland Tunnel are also labeled. An inset map situated in the upper left corner marks twenty-three different restaurants, department stores, and other Manhattan locations, all of which correspond with numbers on the large central map. Clubs, dance halls, shops, and one department store (Lord and Taylor) are listed along the map's left and right sides and each location's address and a short description are also provided. (more details)