Post #603423 by hmdTiki on Mon, Aug 22, 2011 1:58 PM

The Trade Winds - "San Francisco's Tropical Rendez Vous"
A little bit of family history...
From about 1940 to 1945/1946, Edward (AKA "Uncle Eddie") David and his cousin Eugene "Gene" Eichenbaum (both native San Franciscans) owned a Polynesian-themed bar on San Francisco's Geary Street called the Trade Winds. It was quite the place with Gene as the manager and Eddie (a real character) tending bar. There was plenty of bamboo, palm trees, a piano and singing... and I'd imagine a bit of dancing too. The bar was quite popular during World War II as somehow the owners were able to line up a connection to supply them with Scotch... very hard to get in those days. For every gallon of rum purchased, they were able to purchase a fifth of Scotch.
Anyway, the bar was, evidently, sold off around 1946... Eddie went on to tend bar at a place called Chip's Serenader? in San Mateo and ultimately open up Eddy's Sport Shop in Mountain View, CA. Not sure what Gene went on to do... Background history supplied by Jerry David, son of Eddie David (1-20-11).

Exterior view of the Trade Winds

Interior view of the Trade Winds

Vintage matchcover image