Furniture, glass, pottery, and textiles were on display for visitors to view. In the "Three Crowns" restaurant offered a revolving, circular appetizer table & coined the word "smörgasbord." One could also enjoy music, dancing, or watch a movie in the 200-seat theater.

Photo D128 - Sweden From the private collection of Dr. William R. Hanson


Entrance to the Courtyard Restaurant. The Dala Horse can be seen to the right. - photo MO2 - from the collection taken by John Ott courtesy of his grandson Michael Ott.

"Dala horse. This proud wooden animal, originally with an orange-red coat overpainted with multicolored designs, has become one of Sweden's most recognizable symbols.

It's been given as a gift to entertainers and politicians and had its Hollywood moment at the 1939 World's Fair in New York, where an orange 9 1/4-foot, 1-ton beauty stood outside the Swedish pavilion"

Read more about the Dala Horse at: Dala horse stands tall as symbol of Sweden

Photo EM-SwedenRest, courtesy Irene Nelson. Image captured from movie shot by her father Sea Captain Erik Manvall (1902-1987) and transferred to DVD by Johnny Riert (residents of Sweden).