The Traders, Palmer House Hotel Chicago, 1960s

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The Traders, Palmer House Hotel Chicago, 1960sTiki culture was all the rage in the US when the historic Palmer House hotel in Chicago opened its Traders restaurant and bar in 1957. And, lest anyone think this was an unauthorized copycat it was made clear that the location was created and personally supervised by Trader Vic Victor Jules Bergeron jnr who founded the Polynesian themed restaurant chain in Oakland, CA. From old photographs, it must have been fun to walk off the chilly streets of

Anxious newcomers

to hear the visiting entertainers who never refuse to entertain at Coffee Dan’s

189-seat-liner knew she could take a beating and still be airworthy

it was ‘built with lots of lava rock and an almost cartoonish South-Seas flair’and set the tone for Waikiki

and the nightclub was the setting for spectacular floor shows

Noteworthy beboppers included Charlie Parker

the hotel has been run independently by its own management company

restaurant

the Hollywood Hills and the Pacific Ocean

who became the founding father of Tiki culture

the road that hugs over 600 miles of California’s rugged and beautiful coastline

a Spanish-born musician and artist who helped popularize Latin music in the US