Post #165647 by thejab on Tue, Jun 14, 2005 10:29 AM

On 2005-06-13 18:27, tiki1963 wrote:
when i was a kid growing up in miami beach, there were a few really cool places around. i vaguely remember the Luau. also, i used to hang out at the amazing pool at the Castaways where the Shinto Temple and the Wreck Bar were...great tiki action there.

anyone remember Fu Manchu's towards the beach? they had a tre' cool bar where they served drinks in tiki mugs.

is the Caves still around in Ft. Lauderdale?

No, I went to the Caves in 2000, but when I returned to Fort Lauderdale in 2002 it had been gutted by fire and the ruins were still standing. :( Here's what it looked like before the fire.

There was a Polynesian style steakhouse w/out tikis called Curry's in North Miami Beach. I went there in 2002 with mrsmiley and Jeff (in pic) but it has closed since then.

I recently found an old postcard showing the Castaways Hotel from the air - it was a massive place. But at the distance the picture was taken it's impossible to see details like tikis.

I have a postcard of the Luau as well. Here's a bit of it

[ Edited by: thejab on 2005-06-14 10:30 ]