Post #493148 by TabooDan on Tue, Nov 10, 2009 6:26 PM

Yeh Dusty, I saw that Ad on Ebay as well. It was a cool one and you're right about the amount of rooms. I bet that place was probably barely ever full even with that small amount of rooms!! It is in the middle of no where!!

I tried contacting a few people about the Mauna Loa and have not turned up anything new. The person who was selling the stir stix and stuff that were posted above does not really know anything about the place other than what I had already posted. It's hard to find out about these places and it's funny how many people out there just really don't want to talk or give any assistance.

Oh well...the hunt goes on!

I did however find what I believe to be the only known photo of the outside (I can say that because I live up here and I have not seen another!! :)) of the Mauna Loa in Portage!

It is a little small and hard to see but you should be able to make it out.

This image is from a postcard I found from Portage.

You can see on the far left the Mayfair Hotel. The pharmacy, as discussed in my beginning post, is on the first floor and on the left side (right on the corner) and the Mauna Loa Restaurant is beside that on the right. It looks like it has a large Neon sign which says Mauna Loa above the doorway and it also seems to have a volcano and a piece of bamboo also in neon. It is hard to make out but I think that is what it is.

Here is a little bit of a close up:

I wish I could make it a bit clearer and get closer but I will have to work at it.
This is a cool shot from the late 60's I believe.

I also found a small dish from the Mayfair Hotel which has it's original stamp on the back, that is, pigskin back. See my first posts for the story on this type of collectible glassware. It's kind of a cool piece and has great colors to it.

Here it is:

Well, that's it for now.
Mahalo, TabooDan