The Tikis - Monterey Park CA - Vintage Tiki Bar - Unisex Tank Top Size:M Apparently growing back a spine

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Polynesian-themed lounges swept through Southern California in the 1950s and 1960s

wearing a green and white polka dot party hat

Arched distressed white serif text reads "I TEACH MY KID" above a weathered white silhouette of a baseball batter mid-swing flanked by small stars

Large golden-yellow cursive lettering reads "Shady" above a light blue stylized curling wave with decorative swirls and horizontal lines extending to the right

The Tikis - Monterey Park CA - Vintage Tiki Bar - Unisex Tank Top Size:M Apparently growing back a spineMonterey Park's beloved tiki bar on North Potrero Grande Drive was a midcentury escape into Polynesian fantasy. Opening during the tiki craze of the 1960s, it gave the San Gabriel Valley its own taste of the South Pacific. Places like this turned a simple evening out into something transportive, and the neighborhood never forgot it. Part of our Vintage Tiki collection, celebrating the defunct golden era bars of yesteryear. The Details: Red brush