Kona Kai Chateau - Union, NJ - Vintage Tiki Bar - Women's T-Shirt music The establishment became a beloved

The establishment became a beloved institution

Spots like these gave Southern cities a taste of tropical escapism

The bar for holiday humor is so low it's underground

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Kona Kai Chateau - Union, NJ - Vintage Tiki Bar - Women's T-Shirt music The establishment became a belovedKona 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