JOHN-O's Las Vegas (& Honolulu pg 8) Thread - General Tiki

J JOHN-O Tiki Socialite Dogtown, USA Joined: May 16, 2008 Posts: 2721	J JOHN-O Posted posted on Thu, Aug 19, 2010 6:38 PM Las Vegas Trip Report Here's some updates for you... RumJungle in Mandalay Bay was shut down because they weren't paying their bills !!... http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/aug/12/mandalay-bay-club-closes-after-court-allows-evicti Were Tikiphiles even patronizing this place ?? Here's a new cool addition to East Fremont. Emergency Arts is a combination coffee house and gallery arts center. Since burlesque is a part of the Tiki Revival (right?), it might be of interest that the "Burlesque Hall of Fame" is a tenant there. I spoke with one of the curators, Laura Herbert, and she mentioned she's worked with Tiki Oasis co-founder Baby Doe (??) on past burlesque events. There's your Tiki connection. :) I love the fact that Emergency Arts stands in the shadow of my beloved El Cortez Hotel & Casino. Check it out if you're downtown. Frankie's Tiki Room. The more I visit this place the more I love it. Not just for the Tiki factor, but because Frankie's (pre-Tiki Room) is such an anchor back to old-school Vegas. Originally I thought the bar opened in 1964, but speaking with several of the long time patrons, they insist it dates back to the 1940's. I believe them. This would make Frankie's even older than Atomic Liquors !! Also I like the fact that Frankie's is more of a locals' hang-out than a tourist destination. One barfly that I recently chatted up, said she'd been coming to Frankie's since the late 1960's. When it was remodeled to Tiki, she hated it and stopped coming. Eventually she came back, warmed up to the place, and says it's now her favorite bar in Las Vegas. I think it's this interesting mix of long time locals, hipsters, Tikiphiles, and (yes) tourists that makes Frankie's such an eclectic place. When I mentioned the Aku Aku, she said "Pffft... That place was a lounge for the tourists. Frankie's (back in the day) was where the real people went !!" I'm glad to see that's still the case. :) Also did you know the arched Spanish entrance is not original? It used to be square but then it was remodeled in 1968.

Las Vegas Trip Report

Here's some updates for you...

RumJungle in Mandalay Bay was shut down because they weren't paying their bills !!...

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/aug/12/mandalay-bay-club-closes-after-court-allows-evicti

Were Tikiphiles even patronizing this place ??

Here's a new cool addition to East Fremont. Emergency Arts is a combination coffee house and gallery arts center. Since burlesque is a part of the Tiki Revival (right?), it might be of interest that the "Burlesque Hall of Fame" is a tenant there. I spoke with one of the curators, Laura Herbert, and she mentioned she's worked with Tiki Oasis co-founder Baby Doe (??) on past burlesque events. There's your Tiki connection. :) I love the fact that Emergency Arts stands in the shadow of my beloved El Cortez Hotel & Casino. Check it out if you're downtown.

Frankie's Tiki Room. The more I visit this place the more I love it. Not just for the Tiki factor, but because Frankie's (pre-Tiki Room) is such an anchor back to old-school Vegas. Originally I thought the bar opened in 1964, but speaking with several of the long time patrons, they insist it dates back to the 1940's. I believe them. This would make Frankie's even older than Atomic Liquors !! Also I like the fact that Frankie's is more of a locals' hang-out than a tourist destination. One barfly that I recently chatted up, said she'd been coming to Frankie's since the late 1960's. When it was remodeled to Tiki, she hated it and stopped coming. Eventually she came back, warmed up to the place, and says it's now her favorite bar in Las Vegas. I think it's this interesting mix of long time locals, hipsters, Tikiphiles, and (yes) tourists that makes Frankie's such an eclectic place.

When I mentioned the Aku Aku, she said "Pffft... That place was a lounge for the tourists. Frankie's (back in the day) was where the real people went !!" I'm glad to see that's still the case. :) Also did you know the arched Spanish entrance is not original? It used to be square but then it was remodeled in 1968.

Post #549225 by JOHN-O on Thu, Aug 19, 2010 6:38 PM