Post #561805 by Sabu The Coconut Boy on Tue, Oct 26, 2010 11:11 PM

On 2008-10-24 16:24, Dustycajun wrote:
I recently acquired a collection of matchbooks from different Don the Beachcombers. I started looking into how many locations there were and what paper items (matchbooks, postcards, menus) were around for each location. Based on the listings contained on the back of the more modern matchbooks and the information I found on the web, I compiled the following list of 24 locations plus three locations that were advertised but never existed (organized by State).

1. Hollywood, California

2. Palm Springs, California

3. Marina Del Rey, California

4. San Jose/Santa Clara, California

5. Santa Barbara, California

6. Oxnard, California

7. Malibu, California

8. Corona Del Mar, California

9. San Diego, California (Harbor Island)

10. Waikiki, Hawaii

11. Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii

12. Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

13. Denver, Colorado

14. Aurora, Colorado

15. Dallas, Texas

16. Houston, Texas

17. Las Vegas, Nevada

18. Chicago, Illinois

19. St. Paul, Minnesota

20. Seattle, Washington

21. W. Lafayette, Louisiana

22. ? Indiana (posted by Sven)

DC - my research indicates that numbers 21 & 22 are the same place. I found a 1982 wedding announcement in a Logansport, Indiana newspaper that said the rehearsal dinner was held at the Don The Beachcomber's in West Lafayette. Also that the bride graduated from nearby Purdue. I think that probably means the West Lafayette location was in Indiana.

I think the Wikipedia article with the Louisiana location is wrong. It should probably be Indiana.

[ Edited by: Sabu The Coconut Boy 2010-10-26 23:18 ]