Believe it or not...there was once Tiki in Baltimore! - General Tiki

J johntiki Member MD Joined: Mar 31, 2002 Posts: 1528	J johntiki Posted posted on Wed, Jun 12, 2002 5:46 PM I have uncovered initial evidence of a lost Tiki temple in Baltimore Maryland. I was browsing through completed auctions on Ebay and happened across a skull mug from the Hawaiian Room at the Emerson Hotel. I noted that the seller was from Baltimore and I thought, “that’s odd.” I entered Emerson Hotel on the usual Ebay search and low and behold I found a couple postcards that identified the location as Baltimore Maryland. I went to Yahoo and did a quick search for Emerson Hotel Tiki and came across a tiki mug! http://www.wildsscene.com/tiki/tcup_mh1.html Wow! I was on to something!!! So, I searched a little bit more – couldn’t find any other mugs or actual info on the Hawaiian Room and retired my archaeology project for the night. So this morning I’m on the phone with my dad who lived in Baltimore in the late 50’s/early 60’s and asked him if he ever heard of the Emerson Hotel. He informed me that the hotel was demolished a bunch of years back and was replaced with an office building. Then I asked him if he ever heard of the Hawaiian Room and he said yes! My dad then went on to tell me a story about his experience with the Hawaiian Room at the Emerson Hotel. He was in the ninth grade and attended a school dance – so he was about 14. Halfway through the dance my dad, his friend and their two dates stepped out of the school, into a cab and went to the Emerson Hotel. They went in to the Hawaiian Room and ordered 4 drinks! At 14!! They actually got served!! My dad recalled that the drinks were served in coconuts. Anyway, they sat at a table and watched a Hawaiian floor show with hula dancers, fire dancers, etc. (in Baltimore!!) My dad was not too worldly at 14 and was in awe! He also told me that the Hawaiian Room had the reputation for serving anyone – obviously! I tried to get more info from him about the décor but he said he couldn’t remember any details. So now I pose this question to the other more experienced urban archaeologists, where do I go now? I want to try and accumulate as much information as possible about the Hawaiian Room, hopefully I can find some artifacts as well. Does anyone have any relics from this place or know where to find some? Johntiki :drink:

I have uncovered initial evidence of a lost Tiki temple in Baltimore Maryland. I was browsing through completed auctions on Ebay and happened across a skull mug from the Hawaiian Room at the Emerson Hotel. I noted that the seller was from Baltimore and I thought, “that’s odd.” I entered Emerson Hotel on the usual Ebay search and low and behold I found a couple postcards that identified the location as Baltimore Maryland. I went to Yahoo and did a quick search for Emerson Hotel Tiki and came across a tiki mug! http://www.wildsscene.com/tiki/tcup_mh1.html
Wow! I was on to something!!! So, I searched a little bit more – couldn’t find any other mugs or actual info on the Hawaiian Room and retired my archaeology project for the night. So this morning I’m on the phone with my dad who lived in Baltimore in the late 50’s/early 60’s and asked him if he ever heard of the Emerson Hotel. He informed me that the hotel was demolished a bunch of years back and was replaced with an office building. Then I asked him if he ever heard of the Hawaiian Room and he said yes!
My dad then went on to tell me a story about his experience with the Hawaiian Room at the Emerson Hotel.

He was in the ninth grade and attended a school dance – so he was about 14. Halfway through the dance my dad, his friend and their two dates stepped out of the school, into a cab and went to the Emerson Hotel. They went in to the Hawaiian Room and ordered 4 drinks! At 14!! They actually got served!! My dad recalled that the drinks were served in coconuts. Anyway, they sat at a table and watched a Hawaiian floor show with hula dancers, fire dancers, etc. (in Baltimore!!) My dad was not too worldly at 14 and was in awe! He also told me that the Hawaiian Room had the reputation for serving anyone – obviously!
I tried to get more info from him about the décor but he said he couldn’t remember any details.

So now I pose this question to the other more experienced urban archaeologists, where do I go now? I want to try and accumulate as much information as possible about the Hawaiian Room, hopefully I can find some artifacts as well. Does anyone have any relics from this place or know where to find some?

Johntiki
:drink:

Post #2240 by johntiki on Wed, Jun 12, 2002 5:46 PM