"Enjoy a Navy Grog, See the World!" Trader Vic's Travels - General Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Wed, Jan 11, 2006 5:56 PM I went by there when it already had been transformed into "GAUGIN", and it was closed. The entrance hall was still very impressive, because it had the giant 40 foot outrigger canoe from the 1960s version of "Mutiny of the Bounty" along one wall, filled with fishnet float glassballs and giant clamshells. The Plaza was the second location for TV in NY, they first were in the Savoy Hotel. What was the story again about Donald Trump wanting to open a strip club there? If I remember correctly, it was trumped up...

I went by there when it already had been transformed into "GAUGIN", and it was closed. The entrance hall was still very impressive, because it had the giant 40 foot outrigger canoe from the 1960s version of "Mutiny of the Bounty" along one wall, filled with fishnet float glassballs and giant clamshells.
The Plaza was the second location for TV in NY, they first were in the Savoy Hotel.

What was the story again about Donald Trump wanting to open a strip club there? If I remember correctly, it was trumped up...

Post #206997 by bigbrotiki on Wed, Jan 11, 2006 5:56 PM