Arkiva Tropika is the online archive of the collection of Mimi Payne. This large collection includes a wide array of mostly pre-1970 menus, postcards, matchbooks, and paper ephemera souvenir items, mainly from Polynesian and other Exotic themed restaurants, hotels, nightclubs, bars, and the like.

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dinner menu & wine list from Hawaiian Gardens - San Jose, CA

Item added on February 11, 2007, 7:54 PM
Latest picture added on February 11, 2007, 7:59 PM

The Hawaiian Gardens nightclub was located at 1500 Almaden Road in San Jose. Formerly called Low Curto Gardens, the Hawaiian Gardens had daily floor shows and trained bullfrog performances. Hawaiian Gardens was open until the mid 1960's. This dinner menu & wine list dates from the 1950's.

1950's dinner menu & wine list, front cover

Tags: California, hula dancers, illustration, menu, musicians, Polynesian

1950's dinner menu & wine list, back cover

Tags: California, illustration, menu, Polynesian

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