Dobb's House Luau - Memphis, Memphis, TN (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

S Swanky Tiki Socialite Hapa Haole Hideaway, Knoxville, TN Joined: Apr 03, 2002 Posts: 5398	S Swanky Posted posted on Thu, Jan 4, 2007 7:34 AM Arthur Davis, one of the architects is still alive and in New Orleans. I am waiting for a reply from him. I hope he has some stuff in the archives on the place. Looking at the other designs by him, I will be excited to find images of this place. Carling was obviously not 100% on his dates. I am wondering about the Trader Vic's attribution in some ways. Bill Sapp said he was inspired by TV Chicago as well. I mentioned Don the BEachcomber's to Carling and that jogged his memory. He was very young at the time. He seemed very certain about the 1959 sale date, and if it was indeed 1959 and they had been open 2 years, 1957 was the opening year and it could have been TV Chicago in the mix. He seemed pretty certain that some of the kitchen staff had been "acquired" from TV Chicago, as there was trouble from them being homesick for the islands or something.

Arthur Davis, one of the architects is still alive and in New Orleans. I am waiting for a reply from him. I hope he has some stuff in the archives on the place. Looking at the other designs by him, I will be excited to find images of this place.

Carling was obviously not 100% on his dates. I am wondering about the Trader Vic's attribution in some ways. Bill Sapp said he was inspired by TV Chicago as well. I mentioned Don the BEachcomber's to Carling and that jogged his memory. He was very young at the time. He seemed very certain about the 1959 sale date, and if it was indeed 1959 and they had been open 2 years, 1957 was the opening year and it could have been TV Chicago in the mix.

He seemed pretty certain that some of the kitchen staff had been "acquired" from TV Chicago, as there was trouble from them being homesick for the islands or something.

Post #276523 by Swanky on Thu, Jan 4, 2007 7:34 AM