Post #249456 by UstaSurf on Thu, Aug 17, 2006 9:20 AM

My dad used to own/manage the Polynesian way back in the day....I still have some 8x10 black and white photos of him & my family ( late 50's, early 60's) that I dragged out for my 50th Birthday - threw myself a Luau complete with live Hawaiian band, hula & fire dancer to honor his memory! One of the best days of my life....even have a photo of myself in PJ's ( I was about 3 at the time) sitting down as I watched my sister hula w/ other kids in the back with the stage/ volcano in the background. Other photos include my dad posing with the 'Island Aires' as they pose with the album 'Hawaiian Interlude - Presented by the Polynesian 'that he helped promote. Still have it somewhere...
Would love some matchbooks or other stuff since I'm not sure if I have anything else from the restaurant.
Didn't think anyone would cherish these memories like I do, but looks like this website is going to keep them alive long after I'm gone....Thanks for sharing.

On 2003-02-24 23:03, Doctor Z wrote:
"The Polynesian" (3901 Pacific Coast Highway, Torrance, CA) later became the venerated "Latitude 20", a featured locale in my collection.

An interesting thing: in all our combined searching over the years, neither Sabu nor I have come up with any sort of paper (menus, postcards, matchbooks, etc.) for the Latitude 20, nor anything BUT paper for The Polynesian (no mugs, ashtrays, etc.)

Strange?!