Tiki Archeology - Phoenix, Arizona Polynesian Pop - General Tiki

J JohnB Member Milwaukee Joined: Aug 09, 2009 Posts: 1	J JohnB Posted posted on Sun, Aug 9, 2009 12:17 PM I certainly remember Aloha Garden restaurant on S. Central. My mom & I went there numerous times in my youth (from 1959 when we moved to S. Phoenix, to 1970 or so, when it apparently closed). It served the usual Chinese-American fare, Foo Young & the like. I believe the owner, who was Chinese, had spent some time in Hawaii, and the decor was bamboo & pictures of the Islands. Phoenix of course was a hotbed of this sort of Tiki stuff in the '50s & '60s. It's all gone now! You mention "Googie" architecture. Well, there were a number of actual "Googie's" Restaurants in Phoenix in the '60s. Don't know if any of them had "Googie" architecture. I also fondly remember "Coffee Dan's" coffee shop at the Park Central mall.

I certainly remember Aloha Garden restaurant on S. Central. My mom & I went there numerous times in my youth (from 1959 when we moved to S. Phoenix, to 1970 or so, when it apparently closed). It served the usual Chinese-American fare, Foo Young & the like. I believe the owner, who was Chinese, had spent some time in Hawaii, and the decor was bamboo & pictures of the Islands. Phoenix of course was a hotbed of this sort of Tiki stuff in the '50s & '60s. It's all gone now!

You mention "Googie" architecture. Well, there were a number of actual "Googie's" Restaurants in Phoenix in the '60s. Don't know if any of them had "Googie" architecture. I also fondly remember "Coffee Dan's" coffee shop at the Park Central mall.

Post #475775 by JohnB on Sun, Aug 9, 2009 12:17 PM