Vintage Matchbook Cover Tapestries

The Gator Bar and Lounge

World Famous Sam's Sea Food and Hawaiian Village Family Restaurant.

The Matchbook Covers illustration two: Mikes Restaurant. Rien n'est aussi bon que Mikes. Phillumenation: A personal matchbook collection and illustrated side project by phillumenist Jenelle Carter. phillumenation.com • thematchbookcovers.com

Robogo

The Neptune Grill was opened by George Ganas on Capitol Hill in 1938.

The Makai Room, 12125 Venice Blvd. Mar Vista, California.

11490 San Pedro Avenue, El Cerrito Visit the marina Room and Rod's Hickory Pit

Bali Hi Motel

A Polynesian Paradise

Bob Brooks 7 Seas night club was a pre-tiki establishment (although they did have both physical tikis and tiki graphics in their menu and advertising...so a case could be made they they were full-blown tiki earlier than many think), originally opened at 6904 Hollywood Boulevard by Ray Haller in 1935. Capitalizing on the popularity of the South Pacific as a dream vacation destination, Haller borrowed ideas from the popular Don the Beachcomber club a few blocks away and decorated the 7 Seas with a collection of tropical plants, nautical items, lava rocks, and other items of decor that fit the Polynesian theme. The most notable feature was a corrugated tin roof upon which nightly tropical rain storms--complete with thunder and lightning.

The Matchbook Covers illustration three: 1978 Better idea cars from Ford. Phillumenation: A personal matchbook collection and illustrated side project by phillumenist Jenelle Carter. phillumenation.com • thematchbookcovers.com

Desert Inn

After spending the last 25 years entombed beneath a dull drop ceiling and the beigest of beige drywall, Santa Monica’s vintage 1959 Penguin coffee shop is being restored to its Googie glory. The jaunty-roofed dining room was designed by architects Armet & Davis (you know their work from Norms, Pann’s, and Johnie’s on Wilshire) and served up burgers and malts for generations before the building became a dentist’s office in 1991.

Tahiti Tike Lounge

Bora Bora Tiki Lounge

The Matchbook Covers illustration one: 1967 Chevrolets. Phillumenation: A personal matchbook collection and illustrated side project by phillumenist Jenelle Carter. phillumenation.com • thematchbookcovers.com

The Islander

Hawaiian Hut Tiki Bar

Pago Pago Tiki Bar

Hernandoz Hideaway

Pacific Dining Car

Hotel Detroit Maracaibo, Venezuela.