The Tiki-Jo - Santa Monica, CA - Vintage Tiki Bar - Unisex Tank Top Color:Black Bold black text reads "42"

Bold black text reads "42" and "LANES" beside the scene

but Scandia helped define the culture of the Strip itself

" A white crab illustration with a baseball for its body sits centered between "ESTD" and "1888

Two weathered white five-pointed stars flank bold white text reading "AF" at center

A vintage cartoon illustration depicts a jovial figure in a red sarong on a palm-treed island labeled "KELBO'S ISLAND

The Tiki-Jo - Santa Monica, CA - Vintage Tiki Bar - Unisex Tank Top Color:Black Bold black text reads "42"Polynesian themed lounges swept through Southern California in the 1950s and 1960s, transforming ordinary evenings into escapist rituals. Santa Monica's coastal stretch became a natural home for tiki culture, where the promise of exotic drinks and island fare drew crowds seeking something beyond the everyday. Places like these weren't just bars, they were portals. Part of our Vintage Tiki collection, celebrating the defunct golden era bars of