Post #140872 by Slacks Ferret on Sat, Feb 12, 2005 5:43 PM

These are some things I found in the past 3 weeks or so...

Generic Wood mug at the Sally Anne...TV Seahorse Mug ($1!!!)..."Maori" club/paddle (no doubt a mass produced souvenir) says New Zealand on the back ($1!!!)...bunch of swizzle sticks from local (extinct) tiki/nautical restaurants

A better look at the Maori thingy

This picture contains some things that are of great interest to me.
First are the tiki foodpicks. I couldn't get a decent photo of it, but they all say "The Beachcomber" on 'em.So they could be from the little known Calgary location...but they could also be from Edmonton's Beachcomber (or Vancouver's for that matter)...
Next, are the swizzels from (from top to bottom):

1)The Cove, Calgary (No idea what or where this was. Probably just a seafood restaurant, but I have heard stories from long time residents that this was a tiki-ish restaurant in a hotel lobby downtown)

2. The Beachcomber, Van (Vancouver) B.C

3. Tiki Tiki. I believe this was also in Calgary. One of my 40's ish co-workers remembers eating there when she was about 8 yrs old. That makes sense to me. I'm gonna try to find out more about this place. But this swizzle alone seems like a revelation.

4. Waikiki Restaurant, Edmonton. Hey Sweet Daddy Tiki...if your still there...can you tell us anything about this place? I'm assuming it's now extinct?!?