the Castaway, San Mateo, CA (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

A aquarj Tiki Socialite SF bay area, CA Joined: Apr 02, 2002 Posts: 1125	A aquarj Posted posted on Thu, Nov 11, 2010 10:34 PM Stumbled across a Castaway matchbook in a pile of our stuff, so I thought I'd post it here. Reflecting on this thread, I've gotta ask Primo Kimo to bring me along on his next unauthorized expedition! Whether it's this one or the amazing virtual tour of the derelict Coco Palms, he's got moxie! Anyway, as far as the Castaway, sad to think of yet another San Mateo poly-pop landmark in the ash heap. Dunno if they actually had any tikis, but they had that nice nautical style and a great spot. I thought I'd post a couple more images. First, some closeups from the Castaway postcard above. Backside of the postcard, showing where it was located on Coyote Point. You can kind of get a sense from this how it was oriented on the beach. But that doesn't totally convey what a nice spot that can be. The main windows faced kinda west-northwest, which is oriented up the peninsula toward SFO airport. So on a nice evening at Coyote Point you can watch the airplanes come in on a sunset backdrop, like this one... This is a twilight photo from Coyote Point at low tide. Not the exact same spot as the Castaway, but you get the idea! -Randy

Stumbled across a Castaway matchbook in a pile of our stuff, so I thought I'd post it here.

Reflecting on this thread, I've gotta ask Primo Kimo to bring me along on his next unauthorized expedition! Whether it's this one or the amazing virtual tour of the derelict Coco Palms, he's got moxie!

Anyway, as far as the Castaway, sad to think of yet another San Mateo poly-pop landmark in the ash heap. Dunno if they actually had any tikis, but they had that nice nautical style and a great spot. I thought I'd post a couple more images. First, some closeups from the Castaway postcard above.

Backside of the postcard, showing where it was located on Coyote Point. You can kind of get a sense from this how it was oriented on the beach. But that doesn't totally convey what a nice spot that can be. The main windows faced kinda west-northwest, which is oriented up the peninsula toward SFO airport. So on a nice evening at Coyote Point you can watch the airplanes come in on a sunset backdrop, like this one...

This is a twilight photo from Coyote Point at low tide. Not the exact same spot as the Castaway, but you get the idea!

-Randy

Post #564689 by aquarj on Thu, Nov 11, 2010 10:34 PM