Another interesting tidbit:
Ever wonder what the poster was, on the fence to the left of the restaurant? It's only seen for a moment, and not as bright as the picture below:
It's a poster for Palisades Amusement Park. Here is a nearly identical one, from the 1940's:
I think one of the things that has always fascinated me about GF 1 & 2 is the attention to period detail, both in the general look of the films and in the smaller things that might pass unnoticed at first.
Signor V.