{"product_id":"trader-vics-havana-1958","title":"Trader Vic's, Havana 1958","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eThe Habana Hilton, located on the highest point in Havana and visible from every part of the city, opened to great celebration in March 1958. There was a state-of-the-art casino, a supper club and rooftop bar and a Trader Vic’s designed by Seattle architect Lloyd Lovegren (1906-1989).\u003cbr\u003eThe lavish tourist destination was a reminder of US influence in Cuba – but not for long.\u003cbr\u003eAfter head of state Fulgencio Batista was overthrown and fled the country on December 31, 1958 (with a rumored $300m in his back pocket), Cuba’s revolutionary leader Fidel Castro used the hotel as his headquarters for several months in 1959. The Trader Vic’s, like other American businesses on the island, was nationalized.\u003cbr\u003eThe hotel became the Habana Libre Hotel (now the Tryp Habana Libre) and Trader Vic’s became the El Polinesio.\u003cbr\u003eFortunately, most of the Tiki décor was preserved, from the fireplace to the birdcage lamps and even some of the original glassware. Much of this preservation was due to longtime manager Osvaldo Sainz, son of original Trader Vic’s bartender Enrique Sainz.\u003cbr\u003eBy all accounts, those lucky enough to visit El Polinesio today can still drink a Mai Tai from one of the few Trader Vic’s glasses that remains. Much of the 1950s décor is said to still be intact.\u003cbr\u003eThis unused 1958 menu is signed by Trader Vic himself – Victor Jules Bergeron – who sold them off as keepsakes of the Havana location that lasted only a few months.\u003cbr\u003eTrader Vic’s currently operates 25 restaurants in 11 different countries.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGallery quality Giclée print on natural white, matte, 100% cotton rag, acid and lignin free archival paper using Epson 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":"Lynxwiler","offers":[{"title":"8.5x11\" Archival Print (Unframed) $25.00","offer_id":57491869860006,"sku":"kef1790052654291","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"11x14 Archival Print (Unframed) $30.00","offer_id":57491869892774,"sku":"ajs1790052654292","price":19.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"13x19 Archival Print (Unframed) $40.00","offer_id":57491869925542,"sku":"tgp1790052654293","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"16x20 Archival Print (Unframed) $55.00","offer_id":57491869958310,"sku":"yrp1790052654294","price":42.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20x24 Archival Print (Unframed) $85.00","offer_id":57491869991078,"sku":"hxh1790052654295","price":54.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36 Archival Print (Unframed) $135.00","offer_id":57491870023846,"sku":"opr1790052654296","price":102.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/9133\/8662\/files\/trader-vics-havana-1958_1.webp?v=1790052660","url":"https:\/\/coffeetamper.shop\/products\/trader-vics-havana-1958","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}