The Black Cat Café & Bar, Honolulu 1930s Sizes:11x14 inch (279x356mm) Archival Print (Unframed) It was lost to fire

It was lost to fire in 1898 and replacement hotels were built in the following decades

Judging by the prices

later became a bar called the Rocket Room and later still became a bar called The Executive Room

Designed in Mediterranean Revival style on land that was once bean fields

The Black Cat Café & Bar, Honolulu 1930s Sizes:11x14 inch (279x356mm) Archival Print (Unframed) It was lost to fireDuring the 1930s, thousands of American servicemen were posted to Hawaii as part of the defense of the Pearl Harbor naval base against attacks by enemy sympathizers. A favorite hangout for off duty soldiers and sailors was the Black Cat Caf in Honolulu. This place, directly opposite the Armed Forces YMCA gym, was a taste of home for homesick military men. It served local Ka Moi coffee, but the food was decidedly American. Hamburgers costs 30 and