{"id":2575,"date":"2016-12-19T03:35:30","date_gmt":"2016-12-19T03:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/?page_id=2575"},"modified":"2025-04-15T13:08:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T13:08:41","slug":"seidells-cafe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/features\/seidells-cafe\/","title":{"rendered":"Seidell&#8217;s Cafe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A fantastic find by Jim Mercier &#8212; Seidell&#8217;s Cafe and its cocktail menu<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2577\" style=\"width: 170px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15626427_1287250971333894_361035197158327930_o.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2577\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2577\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2577\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15626427_1287250971333894_361035197158327930_o-164x300.jpg\" alt=\"A fantastic find by Jim Mercia -- Seidell's Cafe and its cocktail menu\" width=\"164\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15626427_1287250971333894_361035197158327930_o-164x300.jpg 164w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15626427_1287250971333894_361035197158327930_o-558x1024.jpg 558w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15626427_1287250971333894_361035197158327930_o.jpg 698w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2577\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A fantastic find by Jim Mercier &#8212; Seidell&#8217;s Cafe and its cocktail menu<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2576\" style=\"width: 306px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15591177_1287251048000553_7460526062380235422_o.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2576\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2576\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2576\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15591177_1287251048000553_7460526062380235422_o-300x273.jpg\" alt=\"A fantastic find by Jim Mercier -- Seidell's Cafe and its cocktail menu\" width=\"300\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15591177_1287251048000553_7460526062380235422_o-300x273.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15591177_1287251048000553_7460526062380235422_o-768x700.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15591177_1287251048000553_7460526062380235422_o-1024x933.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15591177_1287251048000553_7460526062380235422_o.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2576\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A fantastic find by Jim Mercier &#8212; Seidell&#8217;s Cafe and its cocktail menu<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2578\" style=\"width: 306px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/lady-bowler-mrs-seidell-Racine-Journal-News-1915-12-13.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2578\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2578\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2578\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/lady-bowler-mrs-seidell-Racine-Journal-News-1915-12-13-300x247.jpg\" alt=\"In 1915, Mrs. Jake Seidell defeated a Major League Bowling Star\" width=\"300\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/lady-bowler-mrs-seidell-Racine-Journal-News-1915-12-13-300x247.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/lady-bowler-mrs-seidell-Racine-Journal-News-1915-12-13.jpg 407w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2578\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In 1915, Mrs. Jake Seidell defeated a Major League Bowling Star<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2579\" style=\"width: 306px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/seidells-buffet-Racine-Journal-News-1916-06-29.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2579\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2579\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2579\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/seidells-buffet-Racine-Journal-News-1916-06-29-300x98.jpg\" alt=\"Advertisement for Seidell's buffet in the Racine Journal News, 6\/29\/1916\" width=\"300\" height=\"98\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/seidells-buffet-Racine-Journal-News-1916-06-29-300x98.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/seidells-buffet-Racine-Journal-News-1916-06-29.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Advertisement for Seidell&#8217;s buffet in the Racine Journal News, 6\/29\/1916<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2580\" style=\"width: 288px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Warrant-is-issued-for-Jake-Seidell-Racine-Journal-News-1921-08-26.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2580\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2580\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2580\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Warrant-is-issued-for-Jake-Seidell-Racine-Journal-News-1921-08-26-282x300.jpg\" alt=\"Jake Seidell runs into trouble after Prohibition takes effect, Racine Journal News, 8\/26\/1921\" width=\"282\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Warrant-is-issued-for-Jake-Seidell-Racine-Journal-News-1921-08-26-282x300.jpg 282w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Warrant-is-issued-for-Jake-Seidell-Racine-Journal-News-1921-08-26.jpg 412w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2580\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jake Seidell runs into trouble after Prohibition takes effect, Racine Journal News, 8\/26\/1921<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Seidells-tokens-from-Doug-Chaussee-491587614_10232915691612798_7046773289805212545_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Seidells-tokens-from-Doug-Chaussee-491587614_10232915691612798_7046773289805212545_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5748\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Seidells-tokens-from-Doug-Chaussee-491587614_10232915691612798_7046773289805212545_n.jpg 700w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Seidells-tokens-from-Doug-Chaussee-491587614_10232915691612798_7046773289805212545_n-300x148.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Doug Chaussee: Seidell&#8217;s also had a saloon \/ cafe at 310 Main St. in 1918. 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