Post #490516 by abstractiki on Tue, Oct 27, 2009 8:52 PM

Sometimes, maybe most of the time, mysteries are alluring and exciting until their solved. remember watching Scooby Doo in the Mystery Machine 1973? exciting until the the last 3 minutes when they tell you the farmer did it or whatever and it all seamed so logical, mystery gone, fun gone, and then on to some Captain Crunch and Jonny Quest.

For me the Islander photos are as Unga Bunga said "Classic" and Bigbro & Jab said "Amazing". I didn't have years to dream of the Islander mysteries. Although I remember it as a teenager I didn't catch Islander fever until this summer. I had no real good idea of what I would find i just new I wanted to find it. When I finally found these photos, when I first laid my eyes on them it was so exciting. I couldn't wait to share them with everyone at TC. It was like finding buried pirate treasure, or a pot of gold. It wasn't a let down for me personally and I look forward to uncovering more Islander mysteries in the future.

So hears the latest:

Islander recipe for chicken in foil and a picture of the Islander in 1986 before it was moved to Pollardville.

recipe from Islander Chef Henry Lim 1964

1986

oh ya, I found out that most of the Tikis inside and outside were carved by Modesto Artisans from Palm trees dug up from downtown Stockton's Hunters square area. Also many of the decorations inside were from Hop Louie's own collection.

and this; there is a brand new 8ft tall chain link fence with a big padlock around the Islander, :( the guard, the dog and the trailer are gone.

Happy Hunting!
Abstractiki

[ Edited by: abstractiki 2009-10-27 20:56 ]