Hawaiian Village Hotel Pupu Bar, Waikiki, 1950s Soda Fountain We have always been charmed

We have always been charmed by menu covers which are illustrated with map and this one is no exception

Louis Sherry launched his first restaurant in New York City at 38th Street and Sixth Avenue

marble staircases and decaying grandeur have made it a favorite of movies

And what an amazing place to see the stars

during the 1950s and 1960s

Hawaiian Village Hotel Pupu Bar, Waikiki, 1950s Soda Fountain We have always been charmedStanley Stubenberg was born in Hawaii in 1925 and was a highly regarded commercial artist who created illustrations for menu covers that are still wonderfully fresh and funny today. We are thrilled to have found this set of illustrations for the Hawaiian Village Pupu Bar, from Waikiki in the 1950s. In tones of acid green and bright pink, they are a play on the warnings about the "Zombie Cocktail", slightly sinister but humorous too The Hawaiian