Post #36963 by Kailuageoff on Mon, Jun 2, 2003 2:20 PM

On 2002-08-07 19:59, Kailuageoff wrote:
If the Tavern is there, you might want to check it out. They used to have spider monkeys in the bar behind a wall of glass and a great view of the Harbor. (My father took us there a few times) The legend is a Japanese spy would hang out there every afternoon and track which ships were in port. The information he gathered was used by the Japanese Navy to plan the surprise attack on Dec. 7.

A while back I asked Gecko to check this out, but he wasn't sure if it was still standing. I went there a few times with my family in the 70's. I'm pretty sure we celebrated my sister's 18th birthday there.

As I recall, there was long bar on the right side as you walked in and across from it a window that was as long as the bar enclosing a monkey habitat.

Past the bar, there was an open seating area with windows looking over the harbor. My Dad said it was real popular with the Navy brass.

I need to get one of those mugs now that I know they exist. All I have is a swizzle stick with a monkey's face on it. (Is this an awesome Internet forum, or what?)