The Chest of John Talbot Clifton
An oft overlooked piece in our home Tiki bar is this flat top chest. In the dark bar, you might not even know it is there. It belonged to Col. Read More …
Category: Ephemera
Baby Lu-Lu Brings You Jesus
This is Baby Lu-Lu. Don’t be fooled, she’s only 3 1/2 years old. This record is hard to listen to. You should get a patch for your jacket for making Read More …
South Pacific – Hollandale FL
This is what excites me: a long postcard of a Florida Tiki place that I had not seen before. The place I knew, but this card is new to me. Read More …
Beachcomber Apartment Motel
The Beachcomber Apartment Motel was in Palm Beach Florida. It was probably at the location of what is now the Palmbeachcomber Apartments. The room has some very cool pull down Read More …
Mai-Kai June 1966 Slide
Just added to the Mai-Kai image archive, a photo taken in June 1966. You can see their mid-60’s Mopar parked to the right of the image.
Dagger Rum Promo Record Postcard
I got this promo postcard for Dagger Rum in 2012. It’s a flexi-disc record as well. I posted it to Tiki Central in a nice long section on J. Wray Read More …
This Week Miami 1959
While collecting way too many things related to the Mai-Kai as part of my book research, I bought this great 1959 weekly tourist magazine for the Mai-Kai ad. I got Read More …
Mai-Kai Book Available for Pre-Order
My Mai-Kai history book just appeared on the Barnes and Noble website for pre-order. Coming soon to Amazon. Please pre-order and make your voice heard with the publisher to give Read More …
Mai-Kai Sign 1961 in Color.
Rare color image the Mai-Kai “hut” sign designed and built by Dave Stevens. Chicagoans Dave and his brother made a wide variety of custom items for the Mai-Kai, from spotlight Read More …
Knoxville Then and Now Mt. Vernon Motel
Known today as Futon World, it was the Mount Vernon Motel long before. Now it is wiped from the face of the earth. Wonder if it will still be known as Read More …
Mai-Kai: History, Mystery and Adventure – The Book
I have been researching the Mai-Kai in one form or another for over 12 years. I have been seriously looking into its history and people for a long time to Read More …
Crazy Al Creates New Mai-Kai Memories Series Molokai Maiden
Only the mastery of Crazy Al could recreate this amazing carving from the Mai-Kai. The latest piece in the Mai-Kai Memories Series is the Molokai Maiden. An unreal smaller version Read More …
Mai-Kai Black Velvet Rescue
From the early days after we moved Hukilau to the Mai-Kai, I had heard about a black velvet painting of Mireille Thornton. The painting had been vandalized and the description Read More …
1972 Mai-Kai Calendar
The 1972 Mai-Kai calendar is now online.
Mai-Kai Calendar Girls – 1969
Now online is the fantastic 1969 Mai-Kai calendar. This one features sisters Leila and Andree and their cousin Liva. HERE