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March 8, 2007 7:35 AM

Arkiva Tropika is a huge archive of tropical-themed ephemera. Browse restaurant and drink menus, postcards, photos, brochures and matchbooks. Hours and hours worth of retro tiki goodness.
posted by Otis (9 comments total)

Mahalo. that some awesome stuff.
posted by phaedon at 7:42 AM on March 8, 2007

Yeah, I like. Thanks!
posted by everichon at 7:57 AM on March 8, 2007

This one gets right to the point.
posted by sourwookie at 8:22 AM on March 8, 2007

hah, sourwookie, did you catch the tag line there:

"20% Federal Tax will be added to all checks when dancing begins."
posted by phaedon at 8:31 AM on March 8, 2007

Love this, thanks.
posted by nickyskye at 9:57 AM on March 8, 2007

Oh this is great!.

One of the best used book purchases I ever made was a travel guide to the Caribbean published in the late 50's. It caters to the "jet-set", and is hilarious.
posted by nekton at 10:00 AM on March 8, 2007

Awesome. Soon the walls of my cubicle will be a tropical paradise!
posted by Guy Smiley at 12:37 PM on March 8, 2007

How sex, rum, World War II, and the brand-new state of Hawaii ignited a fad that has never quite ended.
posted by nickyskye at 5:46 PM on March 8, 2007

Hey, Otis, just now came across this. Great post! Thanks!
posted by flapjax at midnite at 6:56 AM on March 10, 2007