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Pago Pago Lounge was a mid-twentieth century Tiki Bar named for and inspired by the capital city of Pago Pago on South Pacific Ocean island of American Samoa.Opened in 1947, it was the first Tiki themed restaurant and bar in Tucson, Arizona located in the Miracle Mile Historic District.
Old menu cover, original Trader Vic's, Oakland. Trader Vic's is a restaurant and tiki bar chain headquartered in Emeryville, California, United States.Victor Jules Bergeron, Jr. (December 10, 1902 in San Francisco – October 11, 1984 in Hillsborough, California) founded a chain of Polynesian-themed restaurants that bore his nickname, "Trader Vic".
In 1962, the now famous Kon Tiki Bar opened in Tucson, Arizona. [23] Also in 1962, the Sip 'n Dip Lounge opened in Great Falls, Montana , bringing a tiki theme to the cold northern state and featuring a swimming pool where swimmers could be observed underwater from a window in the bar, a concept inspired by a similar design at the Playboy Club ...
In 2005, Robert Drasnin was invited to perform at The Hukilau, his show consisting of selections from his 1959 album Voodoo, as well as new material that would form the basis for the release of Voodoo II almost a half century later in 2007.; [176] [177] Tiki-Kon started as the NW Tiki Crawl in 2003, and takes place in Portland, Oregon. [178]
The restaurant chain is owned and managed by Pancho's Mexican Buffet, Inc., which was previously named Pamex Foods, Inc. [14] Pamex Foods, Inc. changed its corporate name to Pancho's Mexican Buffet, Inc. in 1982. [14] In 1988, there were 55 Pancho's Mexican Buffet restaurants. [15]
In 1997, the restaurant was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. At the time, it was the only tiki restaurant in Ohio, and the only remaining supper club in Columbus. [3] It closed on August 26, 2000 due to prohibitively high maintenance costs and a significant loss of business, and so the property was sold to Walgreens.
El Charro Café is a historic three-location Mexican restaurant based in Tucson, Arizona.It has been owned by the Flores family since its establishment in 1922, making it the oldest Mexican restaurant owned by the same family in the United States.
Foothills Mall was an indoor regional shopping mall located in Casas Adobes, Arizona, United States, with a Tucson postal address. [2] Foothills Mall had capacity for over 90 stores and outlets, along with 8 restaurants and an AMC Theatres Foothills 15.