Ohio Tiki : Polynesian Idols, Coconut Trees and Tropical Cocktails.

ISBN:

9781439668726

Title:

Author:

Chenault, Jeff.

Personal Author:

Chenault, Jeff.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (190 pages)

Contents:

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword, by Doug Motz -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Columbus -- 2. Cincinnati -- 3. Cleveland -- 4. Toledo -- 5. Dayton -- 6. Miscellaneous Tiki -- 7. Kahiki Memories -- 8. Tiki Music -- 9. Tiki Artists -- 10. Tiki and Rum Organizations -- Bibliography -- About the Authors.

Local Note:

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2021. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

Subject Term:

Restaurants-Ohio-History.

Added Author:

Motz, Doug.

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2019

Publication Information:

Chicago :

Arcadia Publishing Inc.,

2019.

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Summary

Hula girls, palm trees and Tiki gods beckoned Ohioans of the 1950s and '60s as tropical hot spots sprang up in suburban neighborhoods and concrete jungles alike.

The Kon Tiki restaurants of Cleveland and Cincinnati slung rum cocktails to patrons eager for escape to a South Seas paradise. Visitors to the famed Kahiki Supper Club of Columbus, the Tropics in Dayton and Toledo's Aku-Aku could spot celebrities swaying to the exotic sounds of steel guitars and native percussion. Venturing a step beyond restaurants and bars, others decked out theaters, bowling alleys and even a McDonald's in sultry island décor. Join author and Tiki veteran Jeff Chenault on an excursion into a bygone era when the South Pacific came to Ohio.