The Tropics - Dayton, OH - Vintage Tiki Bar - 3/4 Sleeve Raglan T-Shirt drinking facing right

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a restaurant that drew crowds from the 1930s through the 1970s

Somebody just had the decency to drop the euphemism and print the actual dosage

Arched white serif text reads "BUTLER BUCKS" above a cartoon illustration of an anthropomorphic buck in a light blue baseball uniform swinging a light blue bat at an incoming ball

Light blue distressed text reading "KEEP EARTH CLEAN" arcs above a cartoon illustration of Earth with blue oceans

The Tropics - Dayton, OH - Vintage Tiki Bar - 3/4 Sleeve Raglan T-Shirt drinking facing rightDayton, Ohio once had its own slice of Polynesian escape on North Main Street. Opening during the tiki bar craze of the 1960s, the Tropics transported working class regulars to a world of rum drinks and island fantasy. Places like this gave ordinary neighborhoods something exotic to call their own. Part of our Vintage Tiki collection, celebrating the defunct golden era bars of yesteryear. The Details: Golden yellow retro script text reads "the