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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matchcover from Club Royal Hawaiian - San Francisco, CA

Item added on November 7, 2010, 5:46 PM
Latest picture added on November 7, 2010, 5:49 PM

The Club Royal Hawaiian was located at 960 Bush Street in San Francisco. It opened in 1934, after its predecessor, the Club Kamokila, closed. 960 Bush Street was residence to a host of other nightclubs after the Royal Hawaiian, including the well-known music venue, The Boarding House in 1971. The building was replaced by condos in 1980.

1930's matchcover, front

Tags: California, illustration, matchcover, palm trees

1930's matchcover, back

Tags: California, Diamond Head, hula girl, illustration, matchcover, palm trees

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