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The Chart Room · Year by Year

1957

7 opened · 1 closed · 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
March 26Trader Vic’s opens in the Palmer House cellar — briefly under the name “The Traders”

Opened

New soundings
Still pouringLa Mariana Sailing Club
OpenedLuau 400
OpenedSadowski's Colony House (Tahitian Room)
OpenedThe Luau (Dobbs House Luau)
OpenedThe Reef
OpenedTiki Bob's
OpenedTrader Vic’s (Palmer House)

Closed

Lights out
ClosedSteve Romer's Surf Rider

Trade Routes

The empires move
Don the BeachcomberQueen's Royal Gardens — Honolulu, HI closes
Don the BeachcomberInternational Market Place — Honolulu, HI opens
Trader Vic'sTrader Vic's at the Palmer House — Chicago, IL opens
The Dobbs House LuauThe Luau — Atlanta, GA opens