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The Archive · 5 obituaries published

Every defunct tiki bar,
in cotton form.

An archive of vanished places.

Every bar listed here is dead. Most came down by the ’80s. The buildings became parking lots, banks, Four Seasons hotels. We write the obituaries they should have gotten. We print them on shirts so they keep traveling.

5 Obituaries published
42 Currently in research
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The Castaways memorial tee
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The Castaways

3320 Las Vegas Blvd · Las Vegas, NV

Opened Sep 1, 1963
Closed Jul 20, 1987

Cause of death Demolished for The Mirage
Eddie's Pago Pago memorial tee
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Eddie’s Pago Pago

131 E. First Street · Long Beach, CA

Opened 1940s
Closed c. 1963

Cause of death Ownership transition; tiki craze
Kon-Tiki Ports memorial tee
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Kon-Tiki Ports

Sheraton-Chicago · Chicago, IL

Opened Aug 6, 1962
Closed 1986

Cause of death Hotel closed; Crane died the year prior
The Tahitian memorial tee
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The Tahitian

137 South Lake Ave · Pasadena, CA

Opened Nov 21, 1961
Closed May 1968

Cause of death Tiki craze faded; menu went American
The Tropics memorial tee
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The Tropics

Hotel Chicagoan · Chicago, IL

Opened c. 1940
Closed c. 1953

Cause of death Demolished for First National Plaza

Obituary published · Shirt in development

Read now. Wear later.

These obituaries are live. The shirts are still being researched — we’re sourcing period matchbooks and signage before committing to the design.

Obit live · shirt pending

Waikiki Room

Hotel Nicollet · Minneapolis, MN

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Currently in research

Next dead, next issue.

Bars researched, sources verified, obituaries drafted. Coming in upcoming issues.

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