{"product_id":"island-hut-tampa-1960s","title":"Island Hut, Tampa 1960s","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Island Hut was a Polynesian-style restaurant (serving Chinese food) located in the Hawaiian Village resort in Tampa, Florida, in the 1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘All the comforts of home… all the glamor of exotic Hawaii,’ boasted the resort’s advertising.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou might well ask why people would want to pretend they were in Hawaii when they were really in Florida, but tiki culture was still a big thing at the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHawaii had only been granted US statehood in 1959. Commercial air travel was not yet commonplace. People were curious about Hawaii and loved the idea of ‘visiting’ it – if only for an evening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Hawaiian Village complex on North Dale Mabry had a 176-room motel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt also had a tiki lounge where people imbibed exotic drinks with names like Nui Nui, Tahitian Punch and Devil’s Mask, an Aloha banquet hall and two restaurants including the Island Hut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis colorful menu illustration is a great example of great artwork with punchy colors and various fonts – including the word Island in bamboo-style writing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGallery quality Giclée print on natural white, matte, 100% cotton rag, acid and lignin free archival paper using Epson Ultrachrome HD archival inks. Custom printed with border for matting and framing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003eEach order includes a print of the interior menu.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll printed in USA.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vintage Menu Art","offers":[{"title":"8.5x11\" Archival Print (Unframed) $25.00","offer_id":57492275364006,"sku":"yat1790054277650","price":19.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"11x14 Archival Print (Unframed) $30.00","offer_id":57492275396774,"sku":"lbp1790054277651","price":19.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"13x19 Archival Print (Unframed) $40.00","offer_id":57492275429542,"sku":"wdf1790054277652","price":28.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"16x20 Archival Print (Unframed) $55.00","offer_id":57492275462310,"sku":"noe1790054277653","price":39.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20x24 Archival Print (Unframed) $85.00","offer_id":57492275495078,"sku":"qpt1790054277654","price":62.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36 Archival Print (Unframed) $135.00","offer_id":57492275527846,"sku":"jkf1790054277655","price":108.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/9133\/8662\/files\/island-hut-tampa-1960s_1.webp?v=1790054281","url":"https:\/\/coffeetamper.shop\/products\/island-hut-tampa-1960s","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}