The original Disneyland Holiday Inn was on the southeast corner of S. Harbor and W. Katella.

Construction began March 6, 1968.

It was home to a Dobbs House Luau (one of several locations).

This Dobbs House Luau housed a Polynesian Room (Kapena Lanai, with decor supplied by Oceanic Arts) and a Ship's Lounge. The Kapena Lanai later merged into the Pirate's Table restaurant on or about April 4th, 1969, when it was publicly announced in the Santa Ana Register.

Most recently, this property was home to a Red Lion Hotel but that appears to have closed permanently in 2021.

Opened in 1950 by Willie Shenker, along with Jack & Florence Jung.

The dining area held 85 seats. Apart from this was the "Copra Room" bar.

This Chinese restaurant had a semi-tiki nautical theme, and though they had a 28-cocktail-long menu, they are best known for being the birthplace of the Hawaiian Eye drink. The '60s detective show Hawaiian Eye was filmed on a nearby Burbank lot, and the China Trader was their afterwork hangout. The Hawaiian Eye drink was concocted there in their honor.

This is seemingly at odds with a recipe attributed to Harry Yee for the Hawaiian Eye which is as follows:

THE HAWAIIAN EYE

¼ oz Light Rum ¾ oz Jamaican Dark Rum ¾ oz Dark Rum 3 oz Grapefruit Juice 1 ½ oz Guava Juice 1 dash Bitters 1 dash Simple Syrup

Shake the contents in a shaker along with ice. Strain into an ice filled hurricane glass. Garnish with an orchid and pineapple wedge.

*NOTE: A separate recipe attributed to Tony Ramos for the Hawaiian Eye has lime juice, simple syrup, falernum, and gold and white rum. Perhaps this version is what was invented at China Trader. China Trader is also known for Tony Ramos working there as a long-time bartender.

Vic Bernardo became the new owner in June of 1969. He did extensive remodeling and enlarging of the venue which was completed by September of 1973.

The bar was directly across the street from Bob's Big Boy (built in 1949), and while the iconic Bob's is still there at that same location, the China Trader is not.

This space is now occupied by Toluca Lake Cleaners (as of 2024).

This was Bahooka's original location, in West Covina. Bahooka was started by two brothers and a sister in 1967. One of the brothers, Jack, had worked for 10 years at Kelbo's. The building was expanded over the years, which was ultimately its downfall. It grew over a property line, and in the ensuing dispute, Bahooka lost its lease. In 1980, the building was demolished. Four years earlier a second Bahooka location had been opened in Rosemead, and that location stayed in operation until January 2013.

Cocktail menu shown is @1973.

According to a 1992 L.A Times article, this location was open from 1965-1980 as Wellman Jue's Paradise.

It appears to have been a Chinese-gone-Polynesian restaurant.

The same building stands today.

After the Paradise closed it was Marianne's (an Italian restaurant), and then Yasmeen's Indian Cusisine, and then Maharaja (2007-2017). It might have housed several more restaurants over the years since the building's construction in 1948.

No connection to the Jue's Market just down the street, which is owned by a different family.

Sneaky Tiki opened on the site of a former Hamburger Mary's in summer 2005. Early reports were lackluster; the restaurant was not actually particularly tiki by a tikiphile's standards -- more modern upscale nightclub. Pan-Asian food and mixed cocktails, tikis on the swizzles & napkins, but not a Polynesian Pop environment.

Sneaky Tiki closed in spring 2006.

From 2013 through 2022, this location has been home to The Willows, a bar and hamburger establishment.

This prop house (no relation to Star Wars: C. P. stands for Cinema Props, and it's the third of their four prop houses) is owned by Omega | Cinema Props. They had four rather massive moai stored outside, strapped to the side of the building. The moai had reportedly been used in a few film productions.

On July 14, 2010, a fire did extensive damage to the prop warehouse, but the moai were spared and moved to C. P. Two.

As of 2019 it is reported that the moai were sold.

Before becoming a Don the Beachcomber (around 1977 or so), this location was Tonga Lei.

It closed in 1987, and this location is now the non-tiki Malibu Beach Inn.

Tonga Lei was a restaurant and motel right on PCH in scenic Malibu, and operated from 1961 until around 1977, when it became a Don the Beachcomber.

It had an Aloha Room, Waterfall Room, and Tonga Room.

The beachside property had been a common celebrity-sighting spot. Jayne Mansfield, the platinum blond ‘50s pinup, attended the opening of the Tonga Lei and the restaurant bar was the favorite hangout of the late television star David Janssen.

The decision to raze the property was made in 1987.

It's now the non-tiki Malibu Beach Inn.

*NOTE: Photo of entrance to the "Aloha Lounge" below is speculated to be a side entrance, not the main entrance.

Built in 1965.

These apartments, now apparently condos, are less than a mile north of the now-closed Bahooka.

In addition to architectural details, the grounds feature some standing tikis and a working waterfall feature.

There is also a kidney shaped pool on the grounds.

This building was designed by Mayer Construction in 1961 and its working title was the "Lanikai", later changed to "Kapu Tiki". The decor was provided by Oceanic Arts.

This apartment building is in a row of three Polynesian-themed apartment buildings, the others being the Paradise Island Apartments and the Aloha Arms.

Facing them, from left to right, this would be the first location in the row.

Today, the Kapu Tiki looks quite different. First, the A-frame entrance was completely removed. Then, later, the tiki masks on either end were removed. There is a ghost of the "TIKI" lettering detectable on the front and the lava rock on either end is still there, however.

This apartment building is in a row of three Polynesian-themed buildings, the others being the Kapu Tiki Apartments and the Paradise Island Apartments.

Facing them, this would be the last of the three on the far right.

The Royal Tahitian, built in 1960, and opened June 24th, 1961, claimed to be the world's largest Polynesian restaurant, with 250 acres of tropical landscaping and "lagoons" -- however, this was simply a reference to the Ontario National Golf Course next door. The main floor was the restaurant, with a bar downstairs, and a show area outside. It featured a dramatic asymmetrical swooping A-frame entrance.

In later years, after the Royal Tahitian closed in 1967, its building became the club house for the golf course. In 2003, the building was set to be demolished, but it lingered for several more years and was torn down some time after 2010.

Just down the street there is an apartment building built in 1962 (now the Whispering Lakes Apartments) that once featured some large Milan Guanko tikis, and still retains some Polynesian influence.