Post #727205 by Otto on Wed, Sep 10, 2014 12:47 AM

Name:Tulagi
Type:bar
Street:1129 Thirteenth Street
City:Boulder
State:CO
Zip:
country:USA
Phone:
Status:defunct

Description:
I was reading about The Astronauts Surf/Frat band and came across this info. Apparently they were the house band at a club named after a Polynesian island and bands also performed in the Reef room of the bar:
Tulagi had originally been opened by Ray Imel and Rex Bailey as a 3.2 beer establishment in the location of the former Rialto movie theater, which is now the Fox Theatre. In 1951, they constructed a new nightclub in the same block and named it after a South Pacific island which had been involved in the infamous World War II battle at Guadalcanal. A large wall mural of a South Sea island scene graced the the backstage. After 50 years, Tulagi recently closed its doors forever - with the sound of music and dancing feet replaced by the patter of retail customers in the remodeled space.

[ Edited by: Otto 2014-09-10 00:53 ]