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Island Hopping

For Sunday, April 15, 2012

By Star-Advertiser Staff and News Services

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Apr 15, 2012

~~<p><strong>Tour brings Honolulu of 1941 back to life</strong></p>
<p>A new walking tour offered by Waikiki Trolley will take guests back to wartime Honolulu's Red Light District in 1941, when the area &quot;was visited by 50,000 servicemen daily, where barefoot shoeshine boys, hula girl photo concession stands, popcorn vendors, shooting galleries, tattoo parlors, burlesque theaters, cafes and four-drink-minimum bars surrounded the district's infamous brothels,&quot; according to a release.</p>
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Tour brings Honolulu of 1941 back to life

A new walking tour offered by Waikiki Trolley will take guests back to wartime Honolulu's Red Light District in 1941, when the area "was visited by 50,000 servicemen daily, where barefoot shoeshine boys, hula girl photo concession stands, popcorn vendors, shooting galleries, tattoo parlors, burlesque theaters, cafes and four-drink-minimum bars surrounded the district's infamous brothels," according to a release. Login for more...



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