Post #289664 by Volcano Girl on Sun, Mar 4, 2007 7:04 PM

I spoke with Mom again last night. I told her I had trouble finding Anne Langford on Google (in relation to Ft. Lauderdale or Mai-Kai), and she said, "Oh, did I say Anne? I meant Frances...Frances Langford, and I'm not sure if her place was in Ft. Lauderdale or not." So you were right, Kono! Good to know the place was in Jensen Beach. That makes a lot more sense, since we were in the Orlando area at the time. Not that Dad didn't go to the Mai-Kai a time or two, but Mom said that he was always talking about Langford's place. I also asked about Trader Vic's, and her recollection is that they had not gone there until AFTER we had already moved from Winter Haven.

Here's the last of the photos you haven't seen, with the exception of the newspaper photos and articles, although they aren't any big deal. I guess I was more than 2/3 done (more like 90%). I had problems with my computer last night, so a couple of the photos I had worked on I had to re-do today. I also tried using two other photo programs that the scanner suggested, but I couldn't maneuver around in them as well as this Microsoft one.

Anyway, here's the same shot with two different kinds of enhancement. It's the same photo but two different copies as well. Both were flawed, as you can see by the big spot on the bottom left of the first, and the scratches near the top of the second. This picture was taken in the dining room. You can see some of the thatched huts, as well as more seating in the background. I couldn't get it to come in any sharper than this. Those darn Instamatic cameras don't give near the sharpness of a 35 mm, but that's all we had at the time! I guess these pictures are better than nothing!

This is the actor, Cornel Wilde. I don't know who the woman is.

This is Otto Graham, who I understand (from my husband and son) was an NFL player, though I'm not sure which team. The guys thought maybe it was the Chicago Bears. This photo is definitely taken in one of the bar areas, but I can't tell if it was in the Lava Club, or the Tiki Lounge (Bora-Bora?). The tables are different than the ones that were used in the dining room.

These last two are a couple of shots of a few Red Sox players, probably from the 68 or 69 team(s). If anyone is interested, maybe a photo roster of them could be found online somewhere. They are apparently seated next to the rock wall closest to 6th St (the far side of the dining room). Mom said that the far wall was the one with the waterfall windows, but if that's true, you can't really see it from either of these shots.

I'm going to try to work on some of the newspaper articles next, and then maybe a sketch of the layout.

Oh! I tried to zoom in on the Mai-Kai bowl for everyone. Enjoy!