International Market Place Will be horribly razed - General Tiki

A AceExplorer Grand Member (8 years) Deep in the Jacksonville Flori-duh jungle. Joined: Apr 03, 2008 Posts: 2564	A AceExplorer Posted posted on Wed, Jul 20, 2016 9:57 AM So here we are, a few years later, talking about the soon-to-open NEW International Market Place. Wow, how those developers and investors fly! Does anyone know anything about the old vendors? Did they relocate en masse? Did they give up? Were any architectural elements saved, and if so, where are the carvings and other things? Some good souvenir shopping could be done at the old IMP if you didn't mind looking through all the typical tourist stuff. I found some "nuggets" in Hawaiian-themed silver rings and authentic made-in-Hawaii shirts from several of the awesome clothing shops there. I always checked out the tiki carver there too. And I went to see the remains of Don The Beachcomber. Oh, and then the inexpensive and awesome food stands at the back by the stage where you could get good fast food, and also authentic Dole Whips. There may be an interesting "fire tower" feature at the front, although depictions on the web vary where some show a giant bowl with a tall flame and others show a series of light fixtures. Also, they will have a number of high-end dining establishments from famous chefs. Here's an article: http://khon2.com/2015/11/17/new-restaurants-coming-to-international-market-place/ Grand opening is currently scheduled for August 26, 2016. The official web site is at: http://shopinternationalmarketplace.com/ On their web site you can sign up for emails with updates as they get closer to the grand opening. I do not think the new IMP is going to be a real "destination" like the old place was. And it strikes me a bit odd that they've kept the old IMP name when the place is very far from what the old IMP was. I'm still amazed that, for as much of a crapfest the IMP had become, I'm still missing it for the nuggets of goodness which could be found there. We stayed at the Aqua Wave hotel behind the IMP and saved a huge amount of time and money eating some dinners at the IMP, some breakfasts at Jack In The Box, and spending much time relaxing and drinking good stuff at some really good waterfront bars on the beach at Waikiki -- all in very close walking distance to the hotel. Cheers!

So here we are, a few years later, talking about the soon-to-open NEW International Market Place. Wow, how those developers and investors fly!

Does anyone know anything about the old vendors? Did they relocate en masse? Did they give up? Were any architectural elements saved, and if so, where are the carvings and other things?

Some good souvenir shopping could be done at the old IMP if you didn't mind looking through all the typical tourist stuff. I found some "nuggets" in Hawaiian-themed silver rings and authentic made-in-Hawaii shirts from several of the awesome clothing shops there. I always checked out the tiki carver there too. And I went to see the remains of Don The Beachcomber. Oh, and then the inexpensive and awesome food stands at the back by the stage where you could get good fast food, and also authentic Dole Whips.

There may be an interesting "fire tower" feature at the front, although depictions on the web vary where some show a giant bowl with a tall flame and others show a series of light fixtures. Also, they will have a number of high-end dining establishments from famous chefs. Here's an article:

http://khon2.com/2015/11/17/new-restaurants-coming-to-international-market-place/

Grand opening is currently scheduled for August 26, 2016. The official web site is at:
http://shopinternationalmarketplace.com/

On their web site you can sign up for emails with updates as they get closer to the grand opening.

I do not think the new IMP is going to be a real "destination" like the old place was. And it strikes me a bit odd that they've kept the old IMP name when the place is very far from what the old IMP was.

I'm still amazed that, for as much of a crapfest the IMP had become, I'm still missing it for the nuggets of goodness which could be found there. We stayed at the Aqua Wave hotel behind the IMP and saved a huge amount of time and money eating some dinners at the IMP, some breakfasts at Jack In The Box, and spending much time relaxing and drinking good stuff at some really good waterfront bars on the beach at Waikiki -- all in very close walking distance to the hotel.

Cheers!

Post #766428 by AceExplorer on Wed, Jul 20, 2016 9:57 AM