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Re: bites the dust: Big part of semi-old Waikiki
oooOOOOOooo! You would make me ask my mother!
I just had a really cool phone conversation with her, actually. Ma worked at Ferdinands after the birth of my youngest sister (1969-1977). She worked as a waitress at Ferdinands and bartended at Lamariana, off of Sand Island somewhere, during the same era.
Ferdinands used to be on Kuhio Avenue, and on the same block of International Market Place, but on the back side of that block.
According to Ma, they had a Polynesian revue dinner show on the weekends, and she had to wear a tan uniform, which comprised of a dress, apron and nylons (this last point made me cringe).
My grandparents raised us in Hilo while Ma lived in Honolulu, working those jobs that employed her for her fantastic Hawaiian smile and humble nature and provided wages that matched her low education. We didn't see her much, but that was life back then in the 60's and 70's, when one's mother was singing for the Yankee dollar...
Originally posted by kimo55
oooOOOOOooo! You would make me ask my mother!
I just had a really cool phone conversation with her, actually. Ma worked at Ferdinands after the birth of my youngest sister (1969-1977). She worked as a waitress at Ferdinands and bartended at Lamariana, off of Sand Island somewhere, during the same era.
Ferdinands used to be on Kuhio Avenue, and on the same block of International Market Place, but on the back side of that block.
According to Ma, they had a Polynesian revue dinner show on the weekends, and she had to wear a tan uniform, which comprised of a dress, apron and nylons (this last point made me cringe).
My grandparents raised us in Hilo while Ma lived in Honolulu, working those jobs that employed her for her fantastic Hawaiian smile and humble nature and provided wages that matched her low education. We didn't see her much, but that was life back then in the 60's and 70's, when one's mother was singing for the Yankee dollar...
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