Post #396351 by TabooDan on Thu, Jul 24, 2008 7:28 PM

Here's a couple more postcards of places in Canada.

Nice exterior shot of the Trader Vic's at the Bayshore Hotel in Vancouver:

The next shot is one of a pretty much unearthed establishment that was once here in Richmond, BC, called "King Wah Restaurant".

This is the only image I have seen of the inside and it looked pretty good. There's different masks along the bar and also a carved molding running the length of it. Bamboo covered walls, Carvings, Matting and a Thatch ceiling. Also had a cool exterior with carved posts and molding above door.

The next postcard is a different one from the Sheraton Mt.Royal Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, which housed Stephen Crane's Kon Tiki.

Must be closer to the 1959 opening date as there is no circular Kon Tiki sign above the roof in this shot. Was probably added later because you really couldn't see the restaurant if you were walking or driving down the road until you were on top of it!

A little closer one of the entrance where you can see the statues (off to right) and the cool design to the shape of the roof protruding from the Hotel.

The short-lived Mauna-Loa Lounge at the Mayfair Hotel in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba:

Kind of throwing this one in to see if it jogs anybody's memories from out here.
Not Tiki, but a cool picture of the Royal Towers Motor Hotel (New Westminster, BC) which once housed "The Tapa Room" which practically nothing is known about.
There is a menu for The Tapa Room which exists but that's all I have seen.
I have seen the Managers and unfortunately they know nothing about this hotels history. A side note to this one is that the Royal Towers "features Canada's first and only Glass Elevator" which was a big deal back then!

Mahalo, TabooDan

[ Edited by: TabooDan 2008-07-24 19:35 ]