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Tropics, San Diego, CA (bar)

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Name:Tropics
Type:bar
Street:122 Broadway
City:San Diego
State:CA
Zip:
country:USA
Phone:
Status:defunct

Description:

An old pre-Tiki tropical bar located on Broadway in San Diego. Some of the best nudie matchbook art out there.


DC

Great find DC.

A

Wow. Interesting. I wonder if it was in any way related to the Tropic just a couple of blocks away:

http://critiki.com/location/?loc_id=362

[ Edited by: arriano 2012-07-06 11:26 ]

Amazing matchbook design!

On 2012-07-06 11:26, arriano wrote:
Wow. Interesting. I wonder if it was in any way related to the Tropic just a couple of blocks away:

That was a different place, as seen on this matchbook.

The SS Tropic Bar with special rum drinks, nice!

The Tropics was run by the Matrangas who also had three sister locations:

Which included The Java on Fourth Ave.

DC

A

That led me to do a little search on the Matranga family. THAT was some interesting reading.

Got this old napkin from the Tropic located on Third Avenue.

DC

Spotted this nice ashtray from the Tropics.

DC

Well surprise, surprise, I was perusing my image archives and found a FOURTH pre-Tiki bar owned by the Matranga's called The Aloha. Once again, stellar artwork on the matchbooks.

The inside of the matchbook listing the four locations.

DC

A

You can find info about Joseph Matranga here:

http://mafia.wikia.com/wiki/Joseph_Matranga

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