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 Tahiti - Santa Monica, CA

Item added on January 3, 2010, 8:54 AM
Latest picture added on January 3, 2010, 9:00 AM

Tahiti was located at 327 Broadway in Santa Monica.

More history & imagery on the Tahiti can be found on Tiki Central here

1940's matchcover, front view 1

Tags: California, hula girl, hut, illustration, matchcover, palm trees

1940's matchcover, front view 2

Tags: California, illustration, matchcover, outrigger

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