The Chart Room · Year by Year

1955

11 opened · 1 milestone

The Golden Age. Polynesian palaces rise in every American city — supper clubs, floor shows, mystery drinks, three-story moai.

On This Year’s Chart

Dated milestones

August 11Trader Vic’s opens at the Beverly Hilton — the most star-studded outpost of them all

Opened

New soundings

OpenedThe Aloha Restaurant

OpenedBali-Hi Motor Hotel

OpenedThe China Trader

OpenedChin's Chop Suey

OpenedHonolulu Harry's Waikiki

OpenedThe Luau Room (Royal Nevada)

OpenedPolynesian Village

OpenedThe Hawaiian

OpenedTiki Bob's

OpenedTrader Vic's (Beverly Hilton)

Trade Routes

The empires move

Trader Vic'sTrader Vic's Beverly Hills — Beverly Hills, CA opens