Kona Kai Chateau - Union, NJ - Vintage Tiki Bar - Long Sleeve T-Shirt lamesa a mid-century temple to league

a mid-century temple to league bowling and automatic pinspotters

" A yellow bowling ball and pin illustration appears at right

Rainbows and fluffy clouds delivering a misanthropy announcement is just a resignation letter written in finger paint

Distressed golden-yellow arched text reads "RIVER PIRATES" flanked by stars in matching ink

Though it closed in 1988

Kona Kai Chateau - Union, NJ - Vintage Tiki Bar - Long Sleeve T-Shirt lamesa a mid-century temple to leagueKona Kai Chateau stood along Route 24 in Union, New Jersey, part of the Polynesian restaurant wave that swept suburban America through the 1960s. Tiki bars like this one turned ordinary intersections into tropical escapes, complete with mai tais and carved totems. Some towns never quite got over losing theirs. Part of our Vintage Tiki collection, celebrating the defunct golden era bars of yesteryear. The Details: Bold dark green brush lettering reads