“Take time to visit the fascinating Monkey Bar. The tavern was home to a group of live monkeys, that amused and entertained bar & restaurant patrons from a habitat behind a glass window at the bar. Red Cross and newspaper subscriptions for rural Oahu service men. A few months ago, the Pearl City Tavern contributed 11,000 to the army and navy relief funds. “It started with three employees and now has 40. In the last two years it has grown from a lunch counter and fountain to a large cafe with a bar, and a ballroom that will accommodate 600 dancers.” Always he has searched for new and different dished to tempt the appetite.” (King Adv, Feb 15, 1970)Ī Nippu Jiji article in 1942 noted, “One of rural Oahu’s favorite recreation spots, the Pearl City Tavern is celebrating its second anniversary this month. “George Fukuoka’s way has always been to provide superior foods and superior services for his patrons. And, so over the years it grew until it became the impressive double-dining room complex that we know as PCT.” It soon became evident that more expansion was necessary as customers passed the word that Pearl City Tavern was an excellent place to eat. “In two years it had burst its seams with customers, and he made the move to a larger place in the present location. Advertiser restaurant writer Francee King noted in an article in 1970, “George Fukuoka started a small eatery just across the street from where Pearl City Tavern now stands.” Later, the Pearl City Tavern opened in 1939 under the ownership of George & Irene Fukuoka. (Whitney Tourist Guide, 1890) The marketing went so well ultimately, lots were auctioned off to the highest bidder. “Pearl City will afford pleasant homes for those who desire recreation after the day’s toils in Honolulu. ![]() A landscape gardener is engaged in beautifying the borders of the thoroughfares, and setting out trees of all the varieties that flourish in this generous climate.” The town is bisected by a wide boulevard, from either side of which extend well graded avenues. “A handsome depot and several residences built in new styles of architecture present a decidedly attractive appearance. ![]() The winner selected was “Pearl City” (the public also named the main street, Lehua.)Īs noted in Whitney’s 1890 Tourist Guide, “The new town of Pearl City, another offspring of our railroad enterprise, rests on one of the loveliest slopes of Pearl Harbor’s borders.” It was Hawai‘i’s first planned suburban development and held a contest, through the newspaper, to name this new city. The railway owned 2,200-acres in fee simple in the peninsula.įirst they laid-out and constructed the improvements, then invited the public on a free ride to see the new residential community. ![]() OR&L wasn’t just about a railroad, it had ‘land’ components, as well. On November 16, 1889, the Oahu Railway and Land Company (OR&L) began operating O‘ahu.
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