A 4 page menu with clipped in special dinner card in a red on black menu cover. Prehn's on Green Menu . Champagne Illinois 1930's . Measures about 6 1/2" x 10"when closed.

Due to the size limitations of my scanner, the entire menu may not show in some of the scans.  

If you were a student at the University of Illinois between 1927 and 1966, then there is a good chance that Prehn’s was your local hangout. Prehn’s was named for its owner, Paul Prehn (1892-1973) who, from 1920-1928, served as one of the University of Illinois’ most successful wrestling coaches. In fact, he won 4 Big Ten Team Championships and coached 8 All-Big10 Place winners over that span. Upon retiring at the University, he would go on to serve as Illinois State Athletic Commission Commissioner and play a pivotal role in selecting the referee for the famous Tunney vs. Dempsey fight at Soldier Field. His selection proved controversial and even elicited a death threat from Chicago crime boss Al Capone! Prehn’s-on-Green By Perry Morris The Daily Illini reported on 31 July 1921 that Bert Spaulding was putting up a large brick building across the street from his drug store on the corner of Green and Sixth. The two west rooms are to be occupied by Prehn and Palmer’s confectionery. It was reported that the other rooms on the ground floor were to be occupied by a ladies’ haberdashery, and Swearengen’s shoe store. The entire upper floor 66 by 110 feet will be used as a billiard and pool parlor. Other partners in the construction were Roger Zombro, G.C. “Kandy” Ehrgott (Green Street barber), J.D. Flynn, and O.K. Burton (banking and insurance). Prehn had encouraged the campus businessmen to erect the building. The site had been considered as a location for a campus branch of the W. Lewis & Co. store.

in good condition with chipped back cover corner

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