La Ronde (restaurant)

La Ronde was a restaurant^[1] in Honolulu,^[2] Hawaii. Built in 1961^[3] and designed by John Graham,^[4] it was the first revolving restaurant in the United States^[5] (preceding the "Eye of the Needle" restaurant in Seattle) and the third^[6]^[7] of its kind (after^[8]^[9] the Florian Tower and the Cairo Tower) in the world. The restaurant is now closed.

Building

The restaurant was situated at 1441^[2] Kapi'olani Boulevard^[4] in the Ala Moana district of Honolulu. It was located on the 23rd floor^[5]^[1] of the Ala Moana Building,^[10] adjacent to the Ala Moana Complex shopping center.

The restaurant was 72 ft (22 m) in diameter with a 16-foot-wide (4.9 m) revolving carousel which rotated around a fixed core^[4] and had a seating capacity of 162 guests. The office building has a total height of 25 floors and 298 ft (91 m)^[2] including an observation deck at the top.^[4] The rotational speed was 1 rotation per hour.^[3]

History

The building was designed by John Graham Jr.^[10] of the architectural firm John Graham & Company. The building was completed in 1960^[10] and inaugurated 21 November^[5]^[1] 1961.^[3] At that time, it was the highest building^[3] in Honolulu.

Graham received a patent for the revolving design in 1964 (US patent No. 3125189^[11]). Later, the restaurant was renamed "Windows of Hawaii"^[4] but closed completely^[3] in the mid-1990s.^[4] The premises were converted to office space, and the floor was welded into place.^[1]

There was another revolving restaurant in Hawaii, called Top of Waikiki. It was closed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[12]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Going 'round Waikiki, 2006 Archived 10 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine Star Bulletin (accessdate 31 July 2016)
^ ^a ^b ^c Ala Moana Center^[usurped] Emporis (accessdate 31 July 2016)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Ala Moana Building Archived 18 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine Ala Moana Center (accessdate 31 July 2016)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Ala Moana Center, Architectural History Report page 37-39 Archived 10 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine Mason Architects (accessdate 31 July 2016)
^ ^a ^b ^c Some Construction and Housing Firsts in Hawaii, 72nd Annual Report, 1963, page 108 (11) Archived 1 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine Hawaiian Historical Society (accessdate 31 July 2016)
^ A Brief History of Buildings That Spin Archived 17 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine Anthony Paletta, Gizmodo (accessdate 31 July 2016)
^ A Moveable Feast: A Brief History of the Revolving Restaurant Archived 22 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine J S Graboyes, Duckpie (accessdate 31 July 2016)
^ Revolving Restaurants in the Americas Archived 6 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine Phil Dotree, Interesting America (accessdate 31 July 2016)
^ Pie in the skies – revolving restaurants Archived 5 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine Jan Whitaker, Restaurant-ing through History (accessdate 31 July 2016)
^ ^a ^b ^c Towering Ties Archived 9 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine Briale Morand (accessdate 31 July 2016)
^ patent Graham 1964 Archived 6 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine Google patents (accessdate 31 July 2016)
^ Kato, Nicole (November 11, 2012). "Top of Waikiki". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Archived from the original on November 20, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018.

External links

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[A-1] Going 'round Waikiki, 2006 Archived 10 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine Star Bulletin (accessdate 31 July 2016)

[C-2] Ala Moana Center^[usurped] Emporis (accessdate 31 July 2016)

[D-3] Ala Moana Building Archived 18 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine Ala Moana Center (accessdate 31 July 2016)

[B-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Ala Moana Center, Architectural History Report page 37-39 Archived 10 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine Mason Architects (accessdate 31 July 2016)

[E-5] Some Construction and Housing Firsts in Hawaii, 72nd Annual Report, 1963, page 108 (11) Archived 1 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine Hawaiian Historical Society (accessdate 31 July 2016)

[W-6] A Brief History of Buildings That Spin Archived 17 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine Anthony Paletta, Gizmodo (accessdate 31 July 2016)

[X-7] A Moveable Feast: A Brief History of the Revolving Restaurant Archived 22 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine J S Graboyes, Duckpie (accessdate 31 July 2016)

[Y-8] Revolving Restaurants in the Americas Archived 6 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine Phil Dotree, Interesting America (accessdate 31 July 2016)

[Z-9] Pie in the skies – revolving restaurants Archived 5 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine Jan Whitaker, Restaurant-ing through History (accessdate 31 July 2016)

[F-10] Towering Ties Archived 9 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine Briale Morand (accessdate 31 July 2016)

[P5-11] patent Graham 1964 Archived 6 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine Google patents (accessdate 31 July 2016)

[12] Kato, Nicole (November 11, 2012). "Top of Waikiki". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Archived from the original on November 20, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018.

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La Ronde (restaurant)

Building

History

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