Post #539972 by KAHAKA on Wed, Jun 30, 2010 3:48 PM

On 2010-06-28 10:13, sputnikmoss wrote:

On 2010-05-23 13:50, Spaceboy wrote:

On 2010-05-23 12:46, Psycho Tiki D wrote:
Today's finds...

Three faced bucket mug from Hawaiian Gardens, San Jose CA.

I believe Hawaiian Gardens is the restaurant where my parents had their wedding dinner in 1942.

Does anyone have any info on this place? What years it was in existence?
I looked for it when I went on a trip to San Jose, but found no evidence of it. Also, the church where they got married had just burned down one year prior to my visit. I did find their first apartment however.

Thanks.

I found a Hawaiian Gardens surfer girl mug yesterday at Goodwill and that prompted me to look on Flickr for more info. Here is a great architect rendering of the place with some great history!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14696209@N02/3651147596/

I found 4 of the 3 faced mugs at an estate sale here in San Jose last weekend... I was even more floored to find out that the Hawaiian Gardens restaurant was in walking distance from my house!!!! I've become obsessed with this place and need to find more goodies...

Custom Tapa Swag Lamps and Sconces Built By Kahaka

[ Edited by: KAHAKA 2010-06-30 15:49 ]