Post #409382 by Dustycajun on Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:42 PM

I have this postcard showing some interior scenes of the Tropics Restaurant in Lincoln.

Here is a close up of the bar with some nice bamboo work and a great wall mural.

Here is a close up another dining room with bamboo work and more murals.

Here is the back of the card.

I have also included this great menu from The Tropics that is on Mimi Payne's website.

Another version of the Matchbook

Here is a photo of the great Route 66 sign for The Tropics shot at night.

Finally a little history I found on the web on how The Tropics came to be in Lincoln.

The Tropics Dining Room and Cocktail Lounge opened its doors in 1950 at the hand of Vince Schwenoha. While it might seem odd that a restaurant in Lincoln, Illinois be named after a location that is so different, it was actually named this way because of a tour of duty in the military that took Mr. Schwenoha to Hawaii. In the 1950’s, the Tropics became famous for the Tropicburger, a combination of one bun and two hamburger patties that Mr. Schwenoha had brought back from California. In the years since then, the Tropics has traded hands many times, remained open for business for quite some time.