Post #396579 by bigbrotiki on Fri, Jul 25, 2008 6:54 PM

This whopper of a 256 page book is chock-full with eye candy, vintage and contemporary. Glamorous exotic dancing girls of the 50s...

...And of today:

Yummy rum cocktails:

Cool night spots....

...that used to be frequented by celebrities and mobsters alike:

Classic cars:

and tropical modernism:

...like at the Riviera Hotel...

...or the Capri,

...the Hotel on which roof the famous swimming pool scene in "I am Cuba" was shot:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zvwLZOpxAFQ&feature=related

We also believe that the nightclub's exit scene was shot right across from the Capri at this club:

..because in the camera pan you can see the Capri's neon sign across the street.

Here is the link to order this fine tome from Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Havana-Before-Castro-Tropical-Playground/dp/1423603672/ref=si3_rdr_bb_product