Post #404269 by esfulkerson on Tue, Aug 26, 2008 5:07 PM

The Club Kona Menu in Mr. NoNaMe post above can be dated to from February 1948 to February 1949 when Lloyd Johnson leased the Club while the Molino's were "On Vacation".
Actually the Molinos were "on probation" for a year as the result of a gambling charge.

Here is a page from the Program for El Cerrito's 1948's Fiesta del Cerrito, note that it is listed as "Lloyd Johnson's" Club Kona.

I have also posted some more scans on my Flickr site from the Oakland Tribune, some Ads, a very rough interior picture of the New Club Kona and a picture of one of the floor show acts.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/esfulkerson/sets/72157603971729877/

BTW I have some of the bar stools pictured in the interior photo and the small "portable" bar that was used in the "back room" for private parties.

Steve Fulkerson
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[ Edited by: esfulkerson 2008-08-27 11:53 ]