postcard from the Outrigger Club, Ardmore, OK - General Tiki

K Kilikopela Member Houston, TX Joined: Jun 23, 2002 Posts: 53	K Kilikopela Posted posted on Sat, Apr 23, 2005 6:28 PM Hello all, I haven't seen any updates on The Outrigger in OK from anyone else so I figured I would give the little bit of information which we’ve found. Brittanie and I took a trip up to Oklahoma City for me to meet her Grandparents. While there, we searched around the bit to visit the bars that sounded like they had Polynesian names. However, bars like "Sugar’s Mai Tai" and “The Hawaiian Room” (I think that's what it was called) turned out to be typical Midwest NASCAR bars. We looked around for The Outrigger in Oklahoma City, but could not find it. So we were kind of despondent on our drive back home, but decided to stop off in Ardmore anyway. The hotel and “Debar” are there. We spoke with the current owner who said that he is at least the fifth owner. Apparently the motel went through "renovations" in the very early 1980s. He did not know who originally built the hotel or what had been done with the decorations. The view from the street. You can see that peak of the A-frame at the left, rear side of the building. You can still see the A-frame, the pool outline, and the lava rocks. Oh well. This is actually more than I expected to find! By the way, for those of you who met Brittanie at Tiki Oasis IV or the Hurricane Hukilau we are getting married on May 7 before our move to South Korea! Wish us luck! Mahalo, Kilikopela

Hello all,

I haven't seen any updates on The Outrigger in OK from anyone else so I figured I would give the little bit of information which we’ve found.

Brittanie and I took a trip up to Oklahoma City for me to meet her Grandparents. While there, we searched around the bit to visit the bars that sounded like they had Polynesian names. However, bars like "Sugar’s Mai Tai" and “The Hawaiian Room” (I think that's what it was called) turned out to be typical Midwest NASCAR bars. We looked around for The Outrigger in Oklahoma City, but could not find it. So we were kind of despondent on our drive back home, but decided to stop off in Ardmore anyway.

The hotel and “Debar” are there. We spoke with the current owner who said that he is at least the fifth owner. Apparently the motel went through "renovations" in the very early 1980s. He did not know who originally built the hotel or what had been done with the decorations.

The view from the street. You can see that peak of the A-frame at the left, rear side of the building.

You can still see the A-frame, the pool outline, and the lava rocks.

Oh well. This is actually more than I expected to find!

By the way, for those of you who met Brittanie at Tiki Oasis IV or the Hurricane Hukilau we are getting married on May 7 before our move to South Korea! Wish us luck!

Mahalo,
Kilikopela

Post #154624 by Kilikopela on Sat, Apr 23, 2005 6:28 PM