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Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #43 The Bamboozled Bungalow – Seattle WA

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Bamboozled Bungalow Seattle WA

Jeanie and Tom and have been into Tiki a long time …

They were collecting tiki mugs and making tiki drinks back in the mid-90’s. If there were other people into tiki in Seattle, they wouldn’t have known. Jeanie and Tom were part of the second wave of tiki and didn’t even know it! The Bamboozled Bungalow is where Tom makes his drinks and Jeanie displays her mugs. Here’s a peak inside their piece of paradise, hidden in their basement …

Bamboozled Bungalow Seattle WA

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The Pau Hana Lounge (On the Hiyu) – A Tiki Bar That Is On A Boat, Seattle WA

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Pau Hana Lounge Hiyu

Nautical artifacts are commonly found in a tiki bar, but what about if a tiki bar is on a boat? This is The Pau Hana Lounge. It’s a tiki bar that was built inside one of the passenger decks of “On the Hiyu”. On the Hiyu is a restored ferryboat from 1967 that Jeff Wilson and David Crellin restored and repurposed into a floating arts and entertainment venue. David Crellin invited me on board to show me around. We sat down in the Pau Hana Lounge, sipped some rum, and talked …

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The Aloha House Apartments – Lake City (Seattle) WA

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The Aloha House Lake City Seattle WA

Tiki apartments were the rage back in the sixties during the height of the Tiki craze. Sadly most of these buildings were de-tikified, or left to disrepair as Tiki became an afterthought going into the 70’s and 80’s. It’s a shame because these buildings were so cool, and for the tenants living in them, a tropical escape was their home. I wish Tiki apartments would come back, and so does my friend Padraic. So he made one …

The Aloha House Lake City Seattle WA

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Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #39 The Pissed Mermaid Walla Walla WA

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The Pissed Mermaid Walla Walla WA

I probably should state my name: Kimi Schroeder.

Quick history: Moved to Walla Walla from So Cal in 1992.

Started the roller derby league Walla Walla Sweets Rollergirls

Skated as Purl Slam in 2009.

Married to Layne for 30 years.

3 kids 14 year old at home, 22 year old in Bellingham, 20 year old in Berkeley.

Kimi, I don’t think I could write a better introduction than that!

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Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #38 Kimo’s Hu-La-La Lounge – Everett WA

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Kimo's Hu-La-La

When Kym Wells isn’t playing bass for his 80’s retro band aptly called The Retro’s or working on pinball machines he’s relaxing in his home tiki bar with his wife Cheryl. The name of his tiki hideaway is called Kimo’s Hu-La-La Lounge and it’s truly breathtaking. I’ll let Kym take it from here…

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West Winds Motel Mount Vernon, WA

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West WInds Motel Mount Vernon WA

You sometimes forget that there was a time before highways…

I drove Route 66 from Chicago to L.A. (just like the song) and it was bittersweet to see all these cool stores, gas stations, and restaurants that where left behind. Once the new freeway was built, traffic wasn’t going to pass by again.

On The Mother Road: Route 66
On The Mother Road: Route 66

It was around the ’60s when freeways started to crisscross America. When it comes to searching for cool Mid-Century establishments, you have to go where cars used to travel. Tiki was at its height in popularity in the ’50s and ’60s so it didn’t surprise me to learn that a cool Tiki motel was located on the main road that used to go right through the center of Mount Vernon, Washington.

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