Club Waikiki - Chicago, IL - Vintage Tiki Bar - Unisex Hoodie retrotv Long Beach's Harbor Scenic Drive

Long Beach's Harbor Scenic Drive once hosted a stretch of tiki lounges that defined mid-century coastal California

wearing cleats and a grin

That lip-sync to "Try a Little Tenderness" deserved a better ending than a consolation dance

Arched red martial arts-style serif text reads "SHO'NUFF'S" above smaller white text reading "NEW YORK" and "SINCE 1985

Club Waikiki - Chicago, IL - Vintage Tiki Bar - Unisex Hoodie retrotv Long Beach's Harbor Scenic DriveClub Waikiki on Wilson Avenue brought the South Pacific to Chicago's Uptown neighborhood during the mid century tiki craze. Blending Cantonese cuisine with steaks, seafood, and exotic tropical drinks, it embodied the postwar American fascination with Polynesian escapism. Spots like this gave working families a taste of paradise without ever leaving the city. Part of our Vintage Tiki collection, celebrating the defunct golden era bars of yesteryear.