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Philadelphia’s Top Restaurant – 1910
Posted by Foobooz on December 4th, 2009
On Fridays we often step back in time and look at Philadelphia’s restaurant past. Today we look at one of the most popular restaurants in 1910 according to Rand, McNally & Co.’s handy guide to Philadelphia and environs, Soula’s Raths Kellar.
Sou fa’s Raths Kellar was the in the basement of the Betz Building, an ornate building at Broad and Chestnut that was demolished in 1926 to make way for One South Broad (The PNB Building). Check out some photographs of the building after the jump.
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December 4th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
It’s gorgeous!! Wish it was still there… Thx for photos.
December 4th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
It doesn’t even look much smaller than 1 South Broad. How odd.
December 5th, 2009 at 2:09 pm
The Raths Keller must have relocated because my uncles owned it in the 30s or 40s. Supposedly it was quite the swinging hot spot!
December 6th, 2009 at 10:21 am
This is a great find!
December 7th, 2009 at 10:13 am
this is fascinating. thanks
March 25th, 2010 at 8:58 pm
My Great Grandfather, Gustav A. Soulas, was the original proprietor of this restaurant.
April 16th, 2012 at 12:51 am
Im trying to trace my family roots, will be visting Philly for first time in May does anyone know of a Romanian owned restaurant in the early 1900′s not sure of the last name Nebercen maybe, hitting Roadblocks on getting my Great Grandma’s name from Romania..