Post #363742 by SilverLine on Wed, Feb 27, 2008 8:06 AM

I always remembered the joint as Cantonese and Polynesian and at one time I had a matchbook stating just that. The guy who owned the booth said that it started as Caribbean and the fare changed some years later. I'm not sure about that but it sounds reasonable. Anyone else know? Silverline? 8ft?

Hi Squid! Here's about everything I know about it:

VooDoo Village – First appears in the City directories in 1961 but may
have opened in late 1960. Located at 3705 Main, it was founded by
Gerald Meeker and Lydia Perez and featured “Caribbean cuisine” and
“exotic drinks."

I visited the place a few years ago and they still had African/ PNG masks and stuff on the walls, but the theme has of course changed. Here's what it looks like today:

Now a few months ago a friend of mine was scanning through a pile of large-format negatives and found this shot, probably from around 1955 or so. Looks like the same building to me, and it's label says it's on Main, but I haven't fully checked it out, so who knows

I'll let you know what I find.