A search for 1225 19th ST SW in Washington DC reveals an office complex with no stories to tell. Dupont Coffee Shop out back, place called I Ricchi that makes deliveries.
But back in the 70s, that was where you could find the Apple Tree. It was where the movers and shakers could move and shake with enthusiasm, if not style, to the hottest disco classics. From The Washington Post, February 1979:
"The downtown Apple Tree has a lot of everything: a lot of youngsters, a lot of oldsters, a lot of blacks, a lot of whites, a lot of Arabs, a lot of Americans. The one thing it does not have a lot of is space. Most of it is used for bar and lounges, and on weekends the Apple Tree is a meat market, with men and women eyeing, actually surveying each other.
The disco floors are off to the side, one large, the other small and far from the music so that the sounds are faint for dancing. The large one is a mirrored cave in which the music echoes. Most of the dancers are terrible, as if they wandered into the bar and found they had nothing to do with the partner they picked up but dance. The few extraordinarily good dancers we saw on Saturday night were tourists who wandered in, and the Apple Tree's dance instructor, who gave a demonstration that would make it worthwhile for even John Travolta to pay the $5 admission. The disco jockey plays five fast songs, then three slow ones, so if the floor is too crowded, you'll have a chance after the transition."
Banana Tree
- 1 oz. creme de bananas
- 1/2 oz. white creme de cacao
- 1/2 oz. Galliano
- 1/2 banana peeled and sliced
- 6 oz. vanilla ice cream
- 4 drops vanilla extract
- 2 oz pineapple juice
- banana slice
Place all ingredients except banana slice and pineapple juice in blender. Blend until thick and creamy. Pour into 14 oz. serving glass. Serve with banana garnish dipped in pineapple juice.
This is one of the recipes I distinctly remember my dad making. I'll bet the white creme de cacao or the creme de bananas is still in the liquor cabinet.
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