The Islanders Restaurant and Cabaret B.C., Canada, Surrey, Canada (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

T TabooDan Tiki Socialite Coast of BC now in Crowsnest, AB., Canada Joined: Jul 18, 2004 Posts: 691	T TabooDan Posted posted on Thu, Feb 7, 2008 12:44 AM Okay, not too much more information but I did manage to get a few pictures of The Tara Supper Club which was opened in the late 1940's and was the Supper Club before the Islanders took over. Some interesting pictures and it's cool to see what it looked like on the inside. These pictures are all from the late 1940's! The following picture is of the front side of the Restaurant from the King George Highway. The following picture is of the side of the Restaurant from Crescent Road. The building had curved windows/rooms at each end of the building. Next picture is a cool birds eye view of the Restaurant and surrounding area. Completely different from what it looks like today! King George Highway running vertical through picture. This following picture is a neat shot of the interior looking across the dance floor and to the surrounding table areas. Nice arches throughout. It doesn't take too much imagination to turn this place into a tropical paradise!! And this last photo is a great shot of the busy dance floor! You can get a little better feel of the size of this restaurant in this shot and also see some of the arches and the really cool curved ceilings! Well...that's it for now. I know this post hasn't really been Tiki but as the research moves along I will add more information and photos. I figured I would share these pictures as they do show what the building looked like in it's pre-polynesian days. I have emailed a few people and will hopefully hear and learn more soon. Thanks for looking! TabooDan [ Edited by: TabooDan 2008-07-16 18:09 ]

Okay, not too much more information but I did manage to get a few pictures of The Tara Supper Club which was opened in the late 1940's and was the Supper Club before the Islanders took over. Some interesting pictures and it's cool to see what it looked like on the inside. These pictures are all from the late 1940's!

The following picture is of the front side of the Restaurant from the King George Highway.

The following picture is of the side of the Restaurant from Crescent Road. The building had curved windows/rooms at each end of the building.

Next picture is a cool birds eye view of the Restaurant and surrounding area. Completely different from what it looks like today! King George Highway running vertical through picture.

This following picture is a neat shot of the interior looking across the dance floor and to the surrounding table areas. Nice arches throughout. It doesn't take too much imagination to turn this place into a tropical paradise!!

And this last photo is a great shot of the busy dance floor! You can get a little better feel of the size of this restaurant in this shot and also see some of the arches and the really cool curved ceilings!

Well...that's it for now. I know this post hasn't really been Tiki but as the research moves along I will add more information and photos. I figured I would share these pictures as they do show what the building looked like in it's pre-polynesian days.
I have emailed a few people and will hopefully hear and learn more soon.
Thanks for looking! TabooDan

[ Edited by: TabooDan 2008-07-16 18:09 ]

Post #359722 by TabooDan on Thu, Feb 7, 2008 12:44 AM