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.

Mimi can be contacted at aloha@
arkivatropika.com.

matchcover from Seven Seas - Los Angeles, CA

Item added on December 16, 2009, 12:20 PM
Latest picture added on December 16, 2009, 12:24 PM

The Seven Seas was located at 6904 Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles, across from Grauman's Chinese Theater. First opened in the 1930's by Ray Haller, & later taken over by Bob Brooks, the Polynesian nightclub quickly became a popular watering hole. More history and lots more great imagery from the Seven Seas can be found on Tiki Central here

vintage matchcover, front view 1

Tags: California, illustration, matchcover, tiki

vintage matchcover, front view 2

Tags: California, illustration, matchcover, pineapple

vintage matchcover, inside view

Tags: California, matchcover, written description

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