Shiny Wallpaper -- Flee!

 

Hawaiian Regent Hotel

Waikiki, Hawaii

1970's

Look at these Hawaiian natives rowing away from a high-rise hotel as in horror. What on earth could they be fleeing?

Ah, we see the answer which is presented in the lower half of the image. Look at that shiny foil wallpaper overlaid with a cane pattern behind the bed. Can you say 70's decor, kids? I knew you could. And all that yellow -- bedspreads, carpet, curtains. For all we know, the ceiling might be yellow, too. A couple of ladies sporting beehive hairdos sit on the balcony, blissfully unaware of decorative sins being committed in this room.

Something Fishy About This Restaurant's Name

Joseph's Aquarium Restaurant
Boston, MA
1950's?

No idea why this North End restaurant is named Aquarium, as it didn't look like one nor did it sell aquariums. (There is that little black fish under the central gable, though.) I did find out that it served seafood and that it stayed long enough to have entities on Yelp before closing for good.