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From Swanky Franky to backyard bomb shelters: More views of Hawaii in the 1940s

February 17th, 2013 · 8 Comments · History, Photographs

I’m still coming across old photographs among my mother’s papers and making quick scans using my iPhone and an app called “CamScanner.” The results aren’t bad at all for sharing on the web. This photo from 1940 shows my dad, John Lind, on the right, sitting in front of one of the Swanky Franky hot [...]

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Another classic memory of the Queen’s Surf

January 13th, 2011 · 3 Comments · History

To the list of comments about the old Queen’s Surf, add this great one from retired Star-Bulletin editor Chuck Frankel. I loved the Barefoot Bar at Queen’s Surf Beach. I proposed to Helga there one midnight in 1962, while S. Mossman, the Isaac brothers and Veroa Tiki performed. I loved the downstairs bar and restaurant [...]

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