Post #605673 by atomicpear on Tue, Sep 6, 2011 10:12 AM

Name:The Tropics
Type:bar
Street:1019-1/2 Jay Street
City:Sacramento
State:CA
Zip:95814
country:USA
Phone:Dial 3-9558
Status:defunct

Description:
This was one of Sacramento's first tiki bars (perhaps the first - need to research further). I did a blog post about this nightclub on at Eichlerific http://www.eichlerific.com/2011/09/tiki-tuesday-tropics-1940s-sacramento.html and am sharing some of the intel here as well.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/atomicpear/6118404529/in/set-72157627480036699/

According to Billboard magazine (October 9, 1943, page 21), the success of the Tropics was in part due to a larger phenomenon: "Soldiers Bring Prosperity to Sacramento Spots; Acts Profit"

"Sacramento, Oct 2 -- With soldiers from three neighboring fields -- Camp Kohler, McClellan, and Mather Field -- virtually taking the town over after dark, Sacramento night spots are flourishing and multiplying.... Tropics upstairs night spot, which opened the first of the year has ... augmented the orchestra. Gabriel Silveira leads a five-piece combo. Spot is owned by Yubi Separovich and Frank Radich."

Here is a photograph from the mid-1940s via my friend and historian William Burg's collection:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/atomicpear/6118948984/in/set-72157627480036699/

(Note: Poke around on my blog and you'll find my original research regarding other Sacramento area tiki bars, such as the legendary Zombie Hut.)

Aloha!

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