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The Castaways was a hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It began in the 1930s, as a small motel called Mountain View. It became the San Souci in 1939, and underwent several ownership changes in its early years. Reopened as the Polynesian-themed Castaways on September 1, 1963. The Castaways closed on July 20, 1987 to make way for the future Mirage--also soon to go away.

The Club Royale was housed in a 1909 building located at the southwest corner of South King Street and Seventh Avenue South and named originally for its Scandinavian owners—Louis Tagholm, John Nelson and Niels Jensen—who operated it as a working man’s hotel. Hotel Louisa. During Prohibition, the basement hosted two speakeasies. On the west side was the Blue Heaven (a space later occupied by the Wah Mee); on the east, connected by a secret passageway, was the Club Royale, popularly known as the “Bucket of Blood” and once described by The Seattle Star as “colorful, flourishing and fashionable.” The place appears to have opened in August, 1930, a year after Charlie Louie set up shop across the street at the China

The Islands Vintage Tiki Phoenix Arizona. The Islands was a Polynesian restaurant just south of Camelback Road in Phoenix, operating from July 4th, 1958 through at least the '70s. It had four rooms: the Tapa Bar, the Tiki Room, the Cannibal Room, and the Waterfall Room, which was available for private events when it wasn't used for live music and dancing,

Kona Inn Retro Vintage Hawaii Tiki Resort Kailua Island Hawaii

Retro Vintage Waterford Park Race Track Chester, West Virginia. Originally to be known as Waterford Downs, the track's parent company was incorporated in 1937. After numerous delays the name was changed to Waterford Park and opened in 1951.

Retro Vintage Vito's Bar and Grill Seattle

Vintage Retro Lime Light Disco once located in Montreal canada

Vintage Man's Country once popular Chicago Bath House. Opened in 1973, Man's Country was the dream of Chuck Renslow, the entrepreneur and gay rights figure. Renslow founded the annual International Mr. Leather contest and the Leather Archives & Museum in Rogers Park. While the AIDS epidemic prompted other U.S. cities to close gay bathhouses in the 80s, Man’s Country persisted.

he Original House of Pies is an American restaurant chain, started c. 1969 by Al Lapin Jr., an early franchise system designer and founder of International Industries Inc. who was also responsible for International House of Pancakes, Copper Penny Coffee Shops, Orange Julius, and others. Specializing in many different flavors of pie available for dessert, the chain was popular up through 1976 when it was sold to Robert Herndon, who eventually downsized the chain's locations. By c. 1986 the franchise chain filed for bankruptcy and closed most of its locations.

Retro Vintage Dude City Gay Bar once located at 909 West Adams Boulevard, Los Angeles, California,

Vintage matchbook inspired design from the Bali Ha'i restaurant

Retro Vintage Cobra Club once located at 1st and san pedro, CA. Cocktails and entertainment

Satellite Motel On the Blue Atlantic Cocoa Beach, Florida

Opening one year before Disneyland, many considered it California's first major theme park. Marineland operated from 1954 until 1987. It was best known for its performing Orcas or "killer whales." Marineland was sold and closed in 1986 when acquired by Sea World in San Diego (which had opened in 1964).

Antique Life Size Coin Slot Machine by Mills Co. BELL-O-MATIC. "Cowboy" found on a matchbook cover for the Las Vegas Club Las Vegas, NV

The hotel originally opened in 1970 as a Royal Inn, and also operated under the names Royal Americana Hotel and The Paddlewheel Hotel Casino before being purchased by Debbie Reynolds in 1992. After Reynolds sold the property in 1999, it was briefly owned by the World Wrestling Federation, and was then sold and remodeled as the Greek Isles. finally ending its days as the Clarion Hotel and Casino before being demolished in 2015

Andy's Diner (also known as Andy's Railroad) was a roadside diner, constructed from several decommissioned railcars, in Seattle, Washington, closed in 2008. It was constructed on the former location of a more traditional diner that had been built in 1930. Opened by Andy "Big Andy" Nagy in 1949, with Nagy subsequently joined in the business by his nephew Andy "Little Andy" Yurkanin. The restaurant's railway theme was reportedly inspired by a similar venue in Spokane. Originally consisting of a single railcar, over time it grew to include a total of seven, including one used by Franklin Roosevelt during the United States presidential election of 1944

1930-40s Era Fresno, California The Morgue bar-nightclub

A tiki bar is a themed drinking establishment that serves elaborate cocktails, especially rum-based mixed drinks such as the Mai Tai and Zombie cocktails. Tiki bars are aesthetically defined by their tiki culture décor which is based upon a romanticized conception of tropical cultures, most commonly Polynesian. Some bars also incorporate general nautical themes or retro elements from the early atomic age