{"id":191,"date":"2006-11-20T22:08:58","date_gmt":"2006-11-21T03:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/2006\/11\/20\/uncovering-tennessee-tiki-history\/"},"modified":"2018-02-17T07:14:40","modified_gmt":"2018-02-17T14:14:40","slug":"uncovering-tennessee-tiki-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/2006\/11\/20\/uncovering-tennessee-tiki-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Uncovering Tennessee Tiki History"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Dobb's<\/p>\n

When Basement Kahuna visited last weekend, he handed me a postcard for Dobb’s House Luau, with locations in Memphis and Atlanta. I had known there was a Dobb’s House in Memphis at 3135 Poplar (Is the building still there<\/a>?) and am always on the lookout for items from that long lost tiki place. What was interesting about the card was that it was a Dinkler property. This ties it in with the Dinkler Andrew Jackson Hotel in Nashville, which had in it the “Surf Rider.” I had this card which appears to date from the 1960s.<\/p>\n

\"Dinkler\"<\/p>\n

The Dinkler in Nashville was a noted flop house for country music stars. It was demolished some time ago.<\/p>\n

\"Dinkler<\/p>\n

Which came first, the Memphis Dobb’s House or the\u00c2\u00a0Surf Rider? I don’t know. If anyone in either city has any knowledge to share, please do. A visit to the library to peek at phone book listings would likely get us further towards the answers. There is a Dobb’s Management Group<\/a> in Memphis which is owner of the restaurant chain such as it is. I am inquiring to find out more from them.<\/p>\n

Also, anyone with knowledge of the Islander which was in the 5th floor of the Uptain Building in Chattanooga, TN<\/a>, please speak up! Here are better images of the Mahi Mahi postcard from his collection:<\/p>\n

\"Mahi<\/p>\n

\"Mahi \"Mahi<\/p>\n

\"Mahi<\/p>\n

My research into the Mahi Mahi and Blue Hawaii in Nashville is here on Tiki Central<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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