Ford Restaurant Renderings - Collecting Tiki

D Dustycajun Tiki Socialite Santa Barbara, CA Joined: Nov 16, 2007 Posts: 5295	D Dustycajun Posted posted on Tue, Apr 5, 2011 8:35 PM There have been numerous posts on different threads showing the beautiful color renderings of Poly Pop restaurants located throughout the United States that are listed in the "Treasury of Favorite Recipes from Famous Eating Places" cookbooks and the Ford Times booklets that were published by the Ford motor company. I have collected many of the books so I thought it was time to compile the renderings and recipes in one thread. Ford's restaurant book was meant to be used in three ways, in the kitchen, on the road and in the library, as described on the introduction page: Useful in the glove box before GPS and Garmin! The renderings were done by local artists and are very accurate in the depiction of the interiors and exteriors of the restaurants. Here we go... The original Christian's Hut Restaurant with the Goof on the roof located on Balboa Island (1951). The artist who did the Christian's Hut water color was Yale Gracey, a Disney imagineer who worked with Rolly Crump and is credited with painting the 999 grim grinning ghosts in the Haunted Mansion and the flame effects in the Pirates of the Caribbean. Another rendering of the goof, this time at Shelter Island's Bali Hai in San Diego (1959). The interior of the original Don The Beachcomber in Hollywood (1954). An abstract rendering and recipe from the Trader Vic's in Oakland. Skipper Kent's restaurant located in San Francisco (1953). A similar rendering done by the same artist (Parker Edwards) from the Polynesian Village located at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago (1959). As we have learned, this restaurant was also designed by Skipper Kent. One of my personal favorites, the Bali Hai at the Beach in New Orleans (1968). The Mauna Loa in Detroit (1968). Dobbs House Luau in Memphis (1961). This one even has accurate illustrations of the menus used. The famous Mai Kai (1969). Here are a few from Hawaii The Willows Restaurant in Honolulu. Another abstract rendering for the the Don The Beachcomber at Waikiki. Getting hungry putting this one together, I think it's time for dinner! DC

There have been numerous posts on different threads showing the beautiful color renderings of Poly Pop restaurants located throughout the United States that are listed in the "Treasury of Favorite Recipes from Famous Eating Places" cookbooks and the Ford Times booklets that were published by the Ford motor company. I have collected many of the books so I thought it was time to compile the renderings and recipes in one thread.

Ford's restaurant book was meant to be used in three ways, in the kitchen, on the road and in the library, as described on the introduction page:

Useful in the glove box before GPS and Garmin!

The renderings were done by local artists and are very accurate in the depiction of the interiors and exteriors of the restaurants. Here we go...

The original Christian's Hut Restaurant with the Goof on the roof located on Balboa Island (1951).

The artist who did the Christian's Hut water color was Yale Gracey, a Disney imagineer who worked with Rolly Crump and is credited with painting the 999 grim grinning ghosts in the Haunted Mansion and the flame effects in the Pirates of the Caribbean.

Another rendering of the goof, this time at Shelter Island's Bali Hai in San Diego (1959).

The interior of the original Don The Beachcomber in Hollywood (1954).

An abstract rendering and recipe from the Trader Vic's in Oakland.

Skipper Kent's restaurant located in San Francisco (1953).

A similar rendering done by the same artist (Parker Edwards) from the Polynesian Village located at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago (1959). As we have learned, this restaurant was also designed by Skipper Kent.