Post #101064 by tikijackalope on Mon, Jul 12, 2004 12:27 AM

SilverLine asked

OK, I know I'm out of the loop on this, but when did the Aloha close?? We were hoping to visit there later this summer.

You're not that out of the loop. It just closed about a week ago with very little notice...not that there was much notice that they were open in the first place; they never advertised as far as I can tell. I posted it's demise just before I made the uh...lamp post.

Humuhumu suggested

You might try calling (or better yet, visiting!) Oceanic Arts... they've sold a ton of lamps over the years, but it's possible that they worked with so few places in the midwest that they may remember specific restaurants they might have come from. The keep records of a lot of that stuff.

Thanks, Humuhumu; does anyone else have fantasies about a contest winner-style shopping spree in OA? Something like...hmm...everything you can carry out in an hour?
I called them right before I bought the lamps for some info, but I'll do so again now that I have pics.
Due to the efforts of many in this group, we know a lot about mugs, but an organized database or book on tiki decor is still lacking (though we eagerly await Sven's Witco book). I think I've asked before, but would anyone with an OoH catalog please either post it or contact me privately? I'm the poster child for anal-retentives who have to know what everything was called, when it was made, for how long, who ripped off whom, etc.
Btw, what sort of light fixtures did the Kahiki use?