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Post #13100 by Sabu The Coconut Boy on Thu, Nov 7, 2002 5:35 PM

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I just acquired my second postcard of the old POLYNESIAN Condominium Apartment/Motel on 291 Ocean Shores Boulevard, Ocean Shores, WA, 98551. "A deluxe 70-unit oceanfront motel located on the beautiful Pacific Ocean. Facilities include: Kitchen - Fireplace - TV - Phone - Heated indoor pool - Restaurant - Lanai Room - 150-capacity convention hall. RECREATEION: 180 Hole golf course (Home of Pat Boone Celebrity Golf Classic) - deep-sea fishing - clam-digging - beach combing - dining - dancing - RELAXATION. Rates from $15 - $35"

Together they show an interesting mutation of the Tiki sign. I hope I've got them in the right order. Neither card has been used or postmarked. The reverse of each card is almost identical.

  • On the back of both cards is a stylized depiction of the mask on card #1's sign.
  • The second card has an area-code in front of the phone #
  • The second card lists the golf course as the home of the Pat Boone Classic, the first does not.
  • The second card has room rates, the first does not.
  • The style of the first seems (to my eyes) to be early 1960s while the second has more of a late 1960s, early 1970s look. I could be wrong.

Both nice signs though. Does anyone out there know more about this old motel/resort?

Sabu

[ Edited by: Sabu The Coconut Boy on 2002-11-07 17:38 ]