Canadian Tiki Part Deux - Collecting Tiki

D Dustycajun Tiki Socialite Santa Barbara, CA Joined: Nov 16, 2007 Posts: 5295	D Dustycajun Posted posted on Fri, Aug 8, 2008 10:30 AM On 2008-07-25 00:21, Pepe le Tiki wrote: Great photos everyone!! Some I've never seen before! Here's a link to some photos of our Trader Vics being barged away..... :( Pepe, Wow that's a great find. Just what Bigbro asked for. Its good to see that the building was recycled. Here is the story and the pics from the link just in case it goes away some day: Trader Vics is on the Move After many years of service, a well-known Vancouver landmark is retiring to a waterfront vineyard near the Butchart Gardens on Vancouver Island. The highly respected Polynesian dining room was known to thousands. The building was moved by barge from its historical site by the Bayshore Inn in downtown Vancouver to its new site in Brentwood Bay. Trader Vics measures some 12 x 44 metres and weighs and estimated 140 tons.

On 2008-07-25 00:21, Pepe le Tiki wrote:
Great photos everyone!! Some I've never seen before!

Here's a link to some photos of our Trader Vics being barged away..... :(

Pepe,

Wow that's a great find. Just what Bigbro asked for. Its good to see that the building was recycled.

Here is the story and the pics from the link just in case it goes away some day:

Trader Vics is on the Move
After many years of service, a well-known Vancouver landmark is retiring to a waterfront vineyard near the Butchart Gardens on Vancouver Island. The highly respected Polynesian dining room was known to thousands. The building was moved by barge from its historical site by the Bayshore Inn in downtown Vancouver to its new site in Brentwood Bay. Trader Vics measures some 12 x 44 metres and weighs and estimated 140 tons.

Post #399891 by Dustycajun on Fri, Aug 8, 2008 10:30 AM