Polynesian Lounge, West Des Moines, IA (bar) - Locating Tiki

H Hamo Grand Member (3 years) Colorado (via Iowa) Joined: Aug 22, 2016 Posts: 2127	H Hamo Posted posted on Thu, Jun 26, 2025 7:37 PM I happened to be in the area of the former Polynesian Lounge over the past few days but only discovered this post after the fact. I don't have any info on the lounge right now, but after a bit of internet sleuthing, I can clear up a few things since 2009. Google Maps indicates that currently the address is a parking lot/strip mall. There were in fact two Marvin D. Cohenours--father and son. Senior appears to have been the owner of the Polynesian Lounge. He died in 1983. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148754056/marvin_duane-cohenour Junior appears to have been the owner of the Rendezvous Lounge. He died in 2015. https://www.caldwellparrish.com/obituaries/marvin-d-cohenour RIP to them both.

I happened to be in the area of the former Polynesian Lounge over the past few days but only discovered this post after the fact. I don't have any info on the lounge right now, but after a bit of internet sleuthing, I can clear up a few things since 2009.

Google Maps indicates that currently the address is a parking lot/strip mall.

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There were in fact two Marvin D. Cohenours--father and son. Senior appears to have been the owner of the Polynesian Lounge. He died in 1983.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148754056/marvin_duane-cohenour

Junior appears to have been the owner of the Rendezvous Lounge. He died in 2015.

https://www.caldwellparrish.com/obituaries/marvin-d-cohenour

RIP to them both.

Post #816133 by Hamo on Thu, Jun 26, 2025 7:37 PM