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The east end of the Bamboo Room bar at Highland Beach ca. 1948 — a hula-dancer mural in oil paint on the wall framed by real bamboo poles, walls faced with vertical bamboo, Bentwood chairs and small wooden tables in the foreground, a lit Wurlitzer jukebox at far right

Inside the Bamboo Room — the hula mural corner and jukebox, ca. 1948

ca. 1948

Highland Beach, foot of Sandy Hook

The east end of the Bamboo Room bar at Highland Beach with the Hawaiian-dancer mural and the club's Wurlitzer-style jukebox, ca. 1948. The mural — a hula figure, palm trees, mountain-and-bay coastline in oil paint — dominates the wall at center. Real bamboo poles frame the mural on both sides, and the wall is otherwise entirely faced with vertical bamboo. Bentwood chairs and small wooden tables in the foreground. A Wurlitzer 1015 or similar jukebox at the far right, backlit. This is the room's signature detail — the interior that made the Bamboo Room what it was for two generations of members.

Item record

Title
Inside the Bamboo Room — the hula mural corner and jukebox, ca. 1948
Date
ca. 1948
Source
Sandlass Family Collection · via ATH archive
Contributor
Sandlass Family Collection
Rights
Sandlass Family Collection — permission granted for ATH publication
Slug
hb-family-img-9517

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Inside the Bamboo Room — the hula mural corner and jukebox, ca. 1948 (ca. 1948). Sandlass Family Collection · via ATH archive The Highlands History Project, https://history.abovethehook.com/archive/hb-family-img-9517/.