Joes Cafe Bags
Description: While the official name of the coffee shop at 1150 Commercial Drive in Vancouver may have been Continental Billiards and Toureiro Cafe, everyone knew it simply as Joe’s Cafe. Former Portuguese bullfighter Joe Antunes and his brother Tony took over the Little Italy space in 1976 and began serving up a menu of sandwiches and pastries along with a wide range of truly amazing handcrafted coffees. By the early '80s, Joe’s Cafe became the place where East Side's artists, musicians, and counterculture crowd would meet up and enjoy what was arguably the best cappuccino in town.
Description: A secular pilgrimage long dreamed of and finally arrived, a place of wonder, of longing fulfilled and reawakened too. It felt so vast, that I could travel for days, weeks even and never reach the end. My own American dream was formed by 1970s dramas, films, books and fantasies, a land of palm trees and long streets, of huge cities where I could lose myself in a maze of teeming neighbourhoods of promise. Having arrived, finally, jet lagged and redolent of long haul travel, I set out to explore this promised land. I fell in love with the signage, tatty, dated, a reminder of my own 1970s American dream. This work is rich in bright colour, youthful and joyful, with close attention to detail. A great gift, a wonderful collection starter.
Description: While the official name of the coffee shop at 1150 Commercial Drive in Vancouver may have been Continental Billiards and Toureiro Cafe, everyone knew it simply as Joe’s Cafe. Former Portuguese bullfighter Joe Antunes and his brother Tony took over the Little Italy space in 1976 and began serving up a menu of sandwiches and pastries along with a wide range of truly amazing handcrafted coffees. By the early '80s, Joe’s Cafe became the place where East Side's artists, musicians, and counterculture crowd would meet up and enjoy what was arguably the best cappuccino in town.
