Some cool 1950 fashion images:
In the Tiki bar - an original Edgar Leeteg painting
Image by Heritage Vancouver
On March 23, 2011, Heritage Vancouver journed back in time to the Polynesian splendour of the Tiki Rooms at the fabulous Waldorf Hotel to experience the tropical nostalgia of the 1950s. Slipping into our Hawaiian shirts, sipping on a Mai Tais, and listening to exotica music amid palm trees, bamboo and a twinkling midnight sky, we took an eager group of 100 though Vancouver’s last remaining original Tiki bar.
Fashioned at the very beginning of the Tiki craze of the 1950s, the Waldorf is one of the oldest surviving Tiki bars in North America, and one of the last original such establishments left outside of the Hawaiian Islands. A post-war phenomenon, Tiki culture was rooted partially in the nostalgic tropical memories of returned soldiers but also in the erotic fantasies of a middle class fascinated by the exotic and forbidden. The Waldorf’s fabulous Polynesian themed rooms reflect an era when Polynesian ephemera adorned lounges, restaurants, hotels and rumpus rooms. Exotica music was all the rage, and from Broadway musicals to Hollywood movies, North Americans reveled in the allure of the South Pacific Isles. Return with us to a simpler time, of tropical fantasies and strong rum drinks.
In the Tiki bar - an original Edgar Leeteg painting
Image by Heritage Vancouver
On March 23, 2011, Heritage Vancouver journed back in time to the Polynesian splendour of the Tiki Rooms at the fabulous Waldorf Hotel to experience the tropical nostalgia of the 1950s. Slipping into our Hawaiian shirts, sipping on a Mai Tais, and listening to exotica music amid palm trees, bamboo and a twinkling midnight sky, we took an eager group of 100 though Vancouver’s last remaining original Tiki bar.
Fashioned at the very beginning of the Tiki craze of the 1950s, the Waldorf is one of the oldest surviving Tiki bars in North America, and one of the last original such establishments left outside of the Hawaiian Islands. A post-war phenomenon, Tiki culture was rooted partially in the nostalgic tropical memories of returned soldiers but also in the erotic fantasies of a middle class fascinated by the exotic and forbidden. The Waldorf’s fabulous Polynesian themed rooms reflect an era when Polynesian ephemera adorned lounges, restaurants, hotels and rumpus rooms. Exotica music was all the rage, and from Broadway musicals to Hollywood movies, North Americans reveled in the allure of the South Pacific Isles. Return with us to a simpler time, of tropical fantasies and strong rum drinks.
Up to the Tiki bar
Image by Heritage Vancouver
On March 23, 2011, Heritage Vancouver journed back in time to the Polynesian splendour of the Tiki Rooms at the fabulous Waldorf Hotel to experience the tropical nostalgia of the 1950s. Slipping into our Hawaiian shirts, sipping on a Mai Tais, and listening to exotica music amid palm trees, bamboo and a twinkling midnight sky, we took an eager group of 100 though Vancouver’s last remaining original Tiki bar.
Fashioned at the very beginning of the Tiki craze of the 1950s, the Waldorf is one of the oldest surviving Tiki bars in North America, and one of the last original such establishments left outside of the Hawaiian Islands. A post-war phenomenon, Tiki culture was rooted partially in the nostalgic tropical memories of returned soldiers but also in the erotic fantasies of a middle class fascinated by the exotic and forbidden. The Waldorf’s fabulous Polynesian themed rooms reflect an era when Polynesian ephemera adorned lounges, restaurants, hotels and rumpus rooms. Exotica music was all the rage, and from Broadway musicals to Hollywood movies, North Americans reveled in the allure of the South Pacific Isles. Return with us to a simpler time, of tropical fantasies and strong rum drinks.
