Theatres · West Midlands
Zombie Hut
Zombie Hut is a theatre in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Corby · 2.9 km
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Zombie Hut is a working theatre in the United Kingdom, listed in OpenStreetMap as a public performance venue. Address: Rockingham Road, Corby, NN17 2AE. Coordinates: 52.5089°, -0.7149°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Zombie Hut was a Hawaiian/Polynesian-themed restaurant, nightclub and Tiki bar located on Freeport Blvd. between Florin Road and Sutterville Road in Sacramento, California that originally opened in 1945 after the end of WWII and continuing for 45 years until its closing in 1990. Inspired by the 1930s Tiki craze, the restaurant was owned by Johnny Quaresma from 1945 to 1952 when Ed and Beatrice Hill purchased the business. The Hills eventually sold the Zombie Hut to Bruce Brooks, who owned it until its closing in 1990.
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Background
History
Tiki bars began to become popular in the 1930s and then became a prominent part of the 1940s and 60s cocktail culture. Sacramento had a number of these Polynesian-themed establishments until the fad faded and all eventually closed. The financial crisis of the Great Depression caused a need for escapism that allowed the tiki culture to provide an ease for California customers. In the early 1930s tiki pioneer Donn Beach created the Zombie cocktail in California, which became famous on the East coast when Monte Proser sold the drink at his bar during the 1939 World's Fair. In 1945, the comedy duo of Brown and Carney filmed Zombies on Broadway which depicted this 1930s Tiki craze, using a…
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- Coordinates
- 52.5089, -0.7149
- District
- North Northamptonshire
- Parish
- Corby
- Postcode
- NN17 2AE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire
- Established
- 1945
- Nearest railway station
- Corby — 2.9 km
Sources
- osm: n6385912187 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Zombie Hut (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Zombie Hut?
- Zombie Hut is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode NN17 2AE), in the parish of Corby.
- When was Zombie Hut built?
- Built or established in 1945.
- How do I get to Zombie Hut?
- The nearest railway station is Corby, about 2.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NN17 2AE.