The Jungle-style Thread - Pop Culture Iconography of the Dark Continent - General Tiki

D Dustycajun Tiki Socialite Santa Barbara, CA Joined: Nov 16, 2007 Posts: 5295	D Dustycajun Posted posted on Fri, Dec 11, 2009 4:21 PM Keeping on the amusement theme, it seems as though there were a few bowling alleys with African inspired lounges. Here are a matchbook from the Delta Bowl with a quasi African/PNG mask for he Kona Kove Lounge. and the Tropic Bowl with the Elbo Room Mask Cool ashtray from the Safari Room at the Plaza Lanes in San Jose (on ebay). Found this little bit of history on the place. Would be nice to see a picture. "Catalana is best known in San Jose for bringing an eye-popping array of talent to the Safari Room (1962 - 1968), a bustling club he conceived, designed and managed that adjoined an East San Jose bowling alley, Plaza Lanes, owned by his good friend and business associate, Victor LoBue. Located at the corner of Story and White Roads, the Safari Room welcomed a veritable Who's Who of pop music and jazz through its doors. Wayne Newton, Della Reese, Nancy Wilson, Jack Jones, The Righteous Brothers, Pearl Bailey, Sophie Tucker, Louie Prima, Duke Ellington, Mel Torme, The Supremes, Perez Prado, Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto, Roger Miller, Sarah Vaughan, Frankie Laine, Anita O'Day and Trini Lopez all played the Safari Room. DC

Keeping on the amusement theme, it seems as though there were a few bowling alleys with African inspired lounges.

Here are a matchbook from the Delta Bowl with a quasi African/PNG mask for he Kona Kove Lounge.

and the Tropic Bowl with the Elbo Room Mask

Cool ashtray from the Safari Room at the Plaza Lanes in San Jose (on ebay).

Found this little bit of history on the place. Would be nice to see a picture.

"Catalana is best known in San Jose for bringing an eye-popping array of talent to the Safari Room (1962 - 1968), a bustling club he conceived, designed and managed that adjoined an East San Jose bowling alley, Plaza Lanes, owned by his good friend and business associate, Victor LoBue.

Located at the corner of Story and White Roads, the Safari Room welcomed a veritable Who's Who of pop music and jazz through its doors. Wayne Newton, Della Reese, Nancy Wilson, Jack Jones, The Righteous Brothers, Pearl Bailey, Sophie Tucker, Louie Prima, Duke Ellington, Mel Torme, The Supremes, Perez Prado, Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto, Roger Miller, Sarah Vaughan, Frankie Laine, Anita O'Day and Trini Lopez all played the Safari Room.

Post #498605 by Dustycajun on Fri, Dec 11, 2009 4:21 PM