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[M II A II R II K]

Here are some pictures of one of Honolulu's hot spots-The Aloha Tower!













If you have any other information about this important part of Hawaii history, please feel free to post it.

[Allan]

Cool.  Wasn't the tower surrounded by tall buildings for many years so that it was very difficult to see it from the waterfront?  Or am I thinking of a different building?

[urbanguy]

Hehe the Aloha tower it use to be the tallest structure in the state for many many years now it looks like a toy but the view is pretty cool and what was many wharehouses surrounding it has turned into a ton of shops, restaurants, clubs, and bars it looks a whole lot better than what it used to be!  

[Allan]

Yeah, my grandparents have a book, Above Hawaii that they bought while on vacation there about 10 years ago.  It shows pics of areas back in the early days, and then the same area today.  Several of the pics show different areas of downtown Honolulu.  It is quite interesting to look at.  In fact, at least one of the pics shows Aloha Tower back when it was the tallest building in the state.

[urbanguy]

Yeah its like a 100+ ft tall kind of funny something like that was the tallest thing around for many years haha