the Castaways- K.C., MO (a newly discovered former tiki lounge) - Locating Tiki

K kctiki Member Kansas City Joined: Apr 22, 2003 Posts: 439	K kctiki Posted posted on Wed, Jan 26, 2005 8:41 PM You've uncovered some tantalizing clues. I’m racking my brain trying to think of older folks I know who might remember this place, and they’re all dead! An article in The Pitch dated Jan 23, 2003 has the following tidbits - but no mention of The Castaway: “The Bali Hai Room was added to Bretton’s Restaurant downtown in 1954”. “The Kon Tiki on Main St. had bamboo walls and tiki statues …morphed into a gay bar serving fried chicken on Sundays before it met the wrecking ball.” (The article doesn’t say when The Kon Tiki met the wrecking ball. I last remember getting schnockered there around 1979. Seems like it was at 30 something & Main.) “Trader Vic’s was unceremoniously ripped out of the Westin Hotel in 1996”. “the Kona Kai opened in the 1960’s…by the end, the service was incompetent and the food stank.” I’m guessing The Castaway may have closed about the time Kona Kai opened.

You've uncovered some tantalizing clues.

I’m racking my brain trying to think of older folks I know who might remember this place, and they’re all dead!

An article in The Pitch dated Jan 23, 2003 has the following tidbits - but no mention of The Castaway:

“The Bali Hai Room was added to Bretton’s Restaurant downtown in 1954”.

“The Kon Tiki on Main St. had bamboo walls and tiki statues …morphed into a gay bar serving fried chicken on Sundays before it met the wrecking ball.”

(The article doesn’t say when The Kon Tiki met the wrecking ball. I last remember getting schnockered there around 1979. Seems like it was at 30 something & Main.)

“Trader Vic’s was unceremoniously ripped out of the Westin Hotel in 1996”.

“the Kona Kai opened in the 1960’s…by the end, the service was incompetent and the food stank.”

I’m guessing The Castaway may have closed about the time Kona Kai opened.

Post #137623 by kctiki on Wed, Jan 26, 2005 8:41 PM