The Tropics at Waikiki aka World Famous Tropics, Honolulu, HI (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

M mrsmiley Tiki Socialite Las Vegas, NV Joined: Apr 03, 2002 Posts: 3197	M mrsmiley Posted posted on Sun, Feb 25, 2018 12:49 PM Name:The Tropics at Waikiki aka World Famous Tropics Type:restaurant Street:2254 Kalakaua City:Honolulu State:HI Zip: country:USA Phone:Phone 996108 Status:defunct Description: This is the first Tropics restaurant opened by Peaches & Tony Guerrero. They also operated The Tropics Ala Moana. Some History; Tony Guerrero was an "Island Boy"! In the 1930's he went to Hollywood made a several movies. While there he meet the beautiful Peaches Jackson, who was pursuing her career in the movies, the rest is well... Tony owned his first restaurant in Hollywood. When they sold it they moved to Hawaii. In 1940 they bought a waffle place and made it into the first Tropics restaurant (at Waikiki). Not sure when this location closed.
M mrsmiley Tiki Socialite Las Vegas, NV Joined: Apr 03, 2002 Posts: 3197	M mrsmiley Posted posted on Sun, Feb 25, 2018 12:52 PM A postcard

Name:The Tropics at Waikiki aka World Famous Tropics
Type:restaurant
Street:2254 Kalakaua
City:Honolulu
State:HI
Zip:
country:USA
Phone:Phone 996108
Status:defunct

Description:
This is the first Tropics restaurant opened by Peaches & Tony Guerrero. They also operated The Tropics Ala Moana.
Some History; Tony Guerrero was an "Island Boy"! In the 1930's he went to Hollywood made a several movies. While there he meet the beautiful Peaches Jackson, who was pursuing her career in the movies, the rest is well... Tony owned his first restaurant in Hollywood. When they sold it they moved to Hawaii. In 1940 they bought a waffle place and made it into the first Tropics restaurant (at Waikiki). Not sure when this location closed.