Post #401710 by DJ Terence Gunn on Sat, Aug 16, 2008 8:07 PM

On 2008-08-16 18:16, Tipsy McStagger wrote:
..how about tiki ti??..no food, small bar, stand alone building, been there forever....

Thanks! Interesting. Been there since 1961. They legally can allow smoking currently, as there are only two employees and both are the owners. I like that. And cash only. Safter to pay with cash. I like that, too.

So, does the state of California allow liquor to be served in bars without the sale of food? Each state is different. In Washington State a certain amount of sales must come from food, otherwise, no liquor licence.

In any case, the mystery location could definitely be a bar, a tiki tavern, if no food sales were necessary. It could've been a travel agency of sorts, too. However, it doesn't give any kind of indication that it would be a travel agency, which would be bad for business. And the sign above definitely looks more like a sign a tavern would have. It really looks more like a bar, or an art gallery, or a jewlery store. Did Hawaiian Airlines or Pan America have any travel agency stores that may have resembled this? Anyone know?

I'm wondering, too, if perhaps the mural was a fabric or the like put up in the windows, rather than a direct painting.