Polynesian Room, Fort Lauderdale, FL (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

T TikiTomD Grand Member (6 years) Flagler Beach, FL Joined: Sep 20, 2009 Posts: 700	T TikiTomD Posted posted on Fri, May 25, 2012 5:34 PM The photo for this vintage Yankee Clipper postcard was also used as an image in the previously posted brochure... That promised extensive renovation of the Yankee Clipper commenced in 2009 after temporarily closing on June 1 of that year. There was a lot of angst among the TC Ohana as to what that meant, especially to the future of cherished Wreck Bar, and tiki_kiliki started this thread back in May of 2008 as a call for action to save it. Here’s another thread on the same subject. South Florida Sun-Sentinel May 14, 2009 In January of 2010, the renovated, modernized Sheraton Yankee Clipper reopened under its new name, the Sheraton Fort Lauderdale Beach Hotel... South Florida Sun-Sentinel January 15, 2010 As word got out that the Wreck Bar survived, there were exclamations of joy among the TC Ohana, captured in this January 2010 thread... On 2010-01-23 08:40, Marina the Fire Eating Mermaid! wrote: FIRST WRECK BAR SWIM DATE CONFIRMED! I'll be swimming along with my MeduSirena Pod at the Wreck Bar January 29th at 6:30 PM for the first time after the Yankee Clipper's renovation- (The name of the Hotel has also been renovated to the Sheraton Fort Lauderdale Beach Hotel, but it will always be the Yankee Clipper to me~ giggle.) Swims will continue from then on Fridays at 6:30 PM. Again, thank you for all your support and encouragement these past years and especially in 2009- I am extremely grateful that this little treasure survived such an extreme renovation. One very lucky Mermaid, ~~Marina~~ There were those in the local media who felt the same way... Broward-Palm Beach New Times March 11, 2010 And the lovely Marina still is a mermaid at the Wreck Bar. If you haven’t seen her there, here is a video sample of what you’re missing. A few more vintage Yankee Clipper postcards from my collection -- the one of the Polynesian Room is postmarked 1959... -Tom

The photo for this vintage Yankee Clipper postcard was also used as an image in the previously posted brochure...

That promised extensive renovation of the Yankee Clipper commenced in 2009 after temporarily closing on June 1 of that year. There was a lot of angst among the TC Ohana as to what that meant, especially to the future of cherished Wreck Bar, and tiki_kiliki started this thread back in May of 2008 as a call for action to save it. Here’s another thread on the same subject.

South Florida Sun-Sentinel May 14, 2009

In January of 2010, the renovated, modernized Sheraton Yankee Clipper reopened under its new name, the Sheraton Fort Lauderdale Beach Hotel...

South Florida Sun-Sentinel January 15, 2010

As word got out that the Wreck Bar survived, there were exclamations of joy among the TC Ohana, captured in this January 2010 thread...

On 2010-01-23 08:40, Marina the Fire Eating Mermaid! wrote:
FIRST WRECK BAR SWIM DATE CONFIRMED!

I'll be swimming along with my MeduSirena Pod at the Wreck Bar January 29th at 6:30 PM for the first time after the Yankee Clipper's renovation-
(The name of the Hotel has also been renovated to the Sheraton Fort Lauderdale Beach Hotel, but it will always be the Yankee Clipper to me~ giggle.)
Swims will continue from then on Fridays at 6:30 PM.

Again, thank you for all your support and encouragement these past years and especially in 2009-
I am extremely grateful that this little treasure survived such an extreme renovation.

One very lucky Mermaid,

~~Marina~~