One of our tiki haunts is missing! - Tiki Marketplace

B Beachnik Member Venice, Ca Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 42	B Beachnik Posted posted on Wed, Mar 1, 2006 1:02 AM Driving home last night I noticed that Cabana Joes, formerly known as Banana Joes, is closed...kaput...long gone! It was a cool tropical/tiki themed store at 1415 Abbot Kinney Blvd. in Venice Ca. Probably another victim of high rent...or armed robberies! Ah, high rent and robberies are the same anyway. When the place was known as Banana Joes a few years back, they had a great selection of goodies for tiki collectors. Decent prices as well. When the name changed to Cabana Joes the prices went up. Another case of Banana being hijacked by Cabana! Any info on what happened to the place? If in Venice, be sure to check out Surfin Cowboys at 1624 Abbot Kinney and Cruz Vintage at 1307 Abbot Kinney. Both establishments have interesting tiki/hawaiiana items. Prices are probably questionable due to high rent district...but what the heck...it's always free to look! Aloha, Beachnik p.s.- this was my first posting besides my intro...Geez, I sound like the chamber of commerce!
JT Jungle Trader Member Trader's Jungle Outpost, Turlock, Ca. Joined: Jan 04, 2003 Posts: 3772	JT Jungle Trader Posted posted on Wed, Mar 1, 2006 7:31 AM Dig your wild name. Dig it baby, and welcome.
B Beachnik Member Venice, Ca Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 42	B Beachnik Posted posted on Wed, Mar 1, 2006 11:27 PM Mahalo to you JT! Cheers, Beachnik
H hiltiki Tiki Socialite Hollywood, calif. Joined: Jun 10, 2004 Posts: 4256	H hiltiki Posted posted on Thu, Mar 2, 2006 6:52 AM I was passing by there on Sunday and noticed the same thing, Cabana Joe was gone. I bought one of my first tiki mugs there. Sad...
C christiki295 Member LA-2547 mls east Hawaii &5500 Easter Is Joined: Apr 09, 2003 Posts: 3837	C christiki295 Posted posted on Mon, Jan 15, 2007 11:07 PM I loved Cabana Joes, even if it was overpriced. I was looking forward to riding my bike over when the weather got warmer.

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Beachnik Posted posted on Wed, Mar 1, 2006 1:02 AM

Driving home last night I noticed that Cabana Joes, formerly known as Banana Joes, is closed...kaput...long gone! It was a cool tropical/tiki themed store at 1415 Abbot Kinney Blvd. in Venice Ca. Probably another victim of high rent...or armed robberies! Ah, high rent and robberies are the same anyway.

When the place was known as Banana Joes a few years back, they had a great selection of goodies for tiki collectors. Decent prices as well. When the name changed to Cabana Joes the prices went up. Another case of Banana being hijacked by Cabana!

Any info on what happened to the place?

If in Venice, be sure to check out Surfin Cowboys at 1624 Abbot Kinney and Cruz Vintage at 1307 Abbot Kinney. Both establishments have interesting tiki/hawaiiana items. Prices are probably questionable due to high rent district...but what the heck...it's always free to look!

Aloha,
Beachnik

p.s.- this was my first posting besides my intro...Geez, I sound like the chamber of commerce!

JT

Jungle Trader Posted posted on Wed, Mar 1, 2006 7:31 AM

Dig your wild name.
Dig it baby, and welcome.

B

Beachnik Posted posted on Wed, Mar 1, 2006 11:27 PM

Mahalo to you JT!
Cheers,
Beachnik

H

hiltiki Posted posted on Thu, Mar 2, 2006 6:52 AM

I was passing by there on Sunday and noticed the same thing, Cabana Joe was gone. I bought one of my first tiki mugs there. Sad...

C

christiki295 Posted posted on Mon, Jan 15, 2007 11:07 PM

I loved Cabana Joes, even if it was overpriced.

I was looking forward to riding my bike over when the weather got warmer.