Voodoo Room, St. Petersburg, FL (bar) - Locating Tiki

M Mo-Eye Member Taboo Island, USA Joined: May 17, 2006 Posts: 646	M Mo-Eye Posted posted on Mon, Apr 27, 2009 5:55 AM So, this 1959 ad caught my attention... ...semi tiki graphic, but I could not find any info on it, other than that it was part of the Aquabar, and what the heck is the "pinwheel game"??? Well, I guess the Voodoo Room was not "excitingly different" enough, and by 1965 it became the Swamp Room!!! I was able to find some "loose" descriptions of the Swamp Room from 1965, and needless to say, it sounded good, and I can kind of figure out what the pinwheel game was now. "The coziest, smartest and happiest little lounge anywhere joins the Nightscene pages this week. I'm happy to tell you about the Aquabar on Gandy Boulevard just east of Derby Lane. It's open from 8 am until 2 on the ayem and is just reeking with atmosphere. The management with tongue in cheek has named the main room the Swamp Room. It's the plushest "Swamp" I've ever seen. "Linda" the cute barmaid during the dayy adds color and conversation. Arthur (in leopard vest) makes the night time hours hum too. When you get there ask about the two little booths "backstage." They are really whizzers. Have fun at the Aquabar anytime." "The zing, swingy, wildly unique decor of the Swamp Room in the Aquabar has the after dark folks singing its praises. The daylight hours find the Swamp Room just as exotic and exciting. Individually intimate was the phrase Baird used to describe the Swamp Room to this writer. He's right, too. So are the shapely swamp girls, whose measurements defy the best Playboy playmate tradition." "Wheeeeeee! That about describes a visit to the Aquabar on Gandy Boulevard. Baird's Swamp Room is really "way out." Not in statute miles ( it is just this side of Gandy bridge), but in decor and service. "Swamp Girls" rival the Playboy Bunnies or Li'l Abner's Daisy Mae. The exotic drinks are limited because of potency and the music is most wild. Be prepared for the unusual at the Aqua Bar and Swamp Room." So, don't know if there was really any tiki there, but thought it was worth including for the first graphic and the possible quality of drinks.... and the fact that I would so be there.

So, this 1959 ad caught my attention...

...semi tiki graphic, but I could not find any info on it, other than that it was part of the Aquabar, and what the heck is the "pinwheel game"???

Well, I guess the Voodoo Room was not "excitingly different" enough, and by 1965 it became the Swamp Room!!!

I was able to find some "loose" descriptions of the Swamp Room from 1965, and needless to say, it sounded good, and I can kind of figure out what the pinwheel game was now.

"The coziest, smartest and happiest little lounge anywhere joins the Nightscene pages this week. I'm happy to tell you about the Aquabar on Gandy Boulevard just east of Derby Lane. It's open from 8 am until 2 on the ayem and is just reeking with atmosphere. The management with tongue in cheek has named the main room the Swamp Room. It's the plushest "Swamp" I've ever seen. "Linda" the cute barmaid during the dayy adds color and conversation. Arthur (in leopard vest) makes the night time hours hum too. When you get there ask about the two little booths "backstage." They are really whizzers. Have fun at the Aquabar anytime."

"The zing, swingy, wildly unique decor of the Swamp Room in the Aquabar has the after dark folks singing its praises. The daylight hours find the Swamp Room just as exotic and exciting. Individually intimate was the phrase Baird used to describe the Swamp Room to this writer. He's right, too. So are the shapely swamp girls, whose measurements defy the best Playboy playmate tradition."

"Wheeeeeee! That about describes a visit to the Aquabar on Gandy Boulevard. Baird's Swamp Room is really "way out." Not in statute miles ( it is just this side of Gandy bridge), but in decor and service. "Swamp Girls" rival the Playboy Bunnies or Li'l Abner's Daisy Mae. The exotic drinks are limited because of potency and the music is most wild. Be prepared for the unusual at the Aqua Bar and Swamp Room."

So, don't know if there was really any tiki there, but thought it was worth including for the first graphic and the possible quality of drinks.... and the fact that I would so be there.

Post #449942 by Mo-Eye on Mon, Apr 27, 2009 5:55 AM