Dallas, Don The Beachcomber - General Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Wed, Apr 4, 2007 8:23 PM Here's the rendering of it: On 2007-04-04 06:47, Kenike wrote: The building was the classic mushroom shape that DTB became famous for. Kenike, do you know HOW MANY Don B's had that "organic" architecture? I would love to know. I know of many of the following only through menu/matchbook listings: The Marina Del Rey one (BOT page 74) did, it opened in 1970, but the San Diego one that opened in the same year did not. Then under Getty Corporation ownership, in the 70s the chain swelled to 18 locations, which counts the early Hollywood, Chicago and Palm Springs locations (which were definitely not that shape), and 3 new Hawaiian places. The Las Vegas, Malibu, Saint Paul and 2 Colorado sites were all in Hotels, I believe. That leaves Corona Del Mar, San Jose, Santa Barbara, Houston, and West Lafayette, Indiana as possible Poly Pop pods.

Here's the rendering of it:

On 2007-04-04 06:47, Kenike wrote:
The building was the classic mushroom shape that DTB became famous for.

Kenike, do you know HOW MANY Don B's had that "organic" architecture? I would love to know. I know of many of the following only through menu/matchbook listings:

The Marina Del Rey one (BOT page 74) did, it opened in 1970, but the San Diego one that opened in the same year did not. Then under Getty Corporation ownership, in the 70s the chain swelled to 18 locations, which counts the early Hollywood, Chicago and Palm Springs locations (which were definitely not that shape), and 3 new Hawaiian places. The Las Vegas, Malibu, Saint Paul and 2 Colorado sites were all in Hotels, I believe.

That leaves Corona Del Mar, San Jose, Santa Barbara, Houston, and West Lafayette, Indiana as possible Poly Pop pods.

Post #296944 by bigbrotiki on Wed, Apr 4, 2007 8:23 PM