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Queen's Surf Nightclub c1946

Queen’s Surf, built 1916 as a private home across from Kapiolani Park on the Diamond Head end of Waikiki Beach. Acquired by the city of Honolulu around 1946 and leased to Spencecliff Corporation which operated it as the hugely popular Queen’s Surf Restaurant and Nightclub. Closed down 1969 by Honolulu Mayor Frank Fasi in a lease dispute and demolished 1971.

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Uploaded on March 5, 2010
Taken circa 1946