The remains of the Caribbean
Zone restaurant and dance club sit in the shadow of roadways
at 55 Natoma Street in the Transbay
Terminal redevelopment zone. Before the
tin shack venue closed in 2000, it was a hot spot for drinks like
the Banana Monkey and Blue Hawaii. The Caribbean Zone was decorated with
foliage, waterfalls, and a retired airplane that once belonged to the
Doobie Brothers. The plane's windows were replaced with video monitors
displaying scenes of flight. Its cockpit was still intact. The joint that
once looked like a party that broke out around a plane crash in a jungle looks
like a wreck itself in these 2004 photos.
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