Post #701390 by Dustycajun on Fri, Dec 6, 2013 11:54 AM

I would be great to save the old sign. I missed the show. Did the seller indicate which of the Trade Winds Motor Hotels the sign was from? There were at least four locations in Oklahoma. The ashtray lists three – Tulsa, Oklahoma City and Muskogee.

The postcard that Bosko posted is from a fourth location in Clinton, Oklahoma – about 70 miles west of Oklahoma City. This is the one with the bowling alley on the hotel sign.

There is more information on the Trade Winds here on Tiki Central.

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=12681&forum=1&hilite=trade winds

Both the Tusla and Oklahoma City locations and a Club Trade Winds Tiki-themed bar and restaurant. The Tulsa location was the home of the Frankoma Tiki mugs. More information on this location can be found on this Tulsa website.

http://tulsatvmemories.com/tulstiki.html

The Oklahoma City location boasted a Trade Winds Club and the Malihini Restaurant with a full Witco Tiki as the logo.

I found some postcard images of the Club Trade Winds and the Malihini Restaurant from the Oklahoma City Trade Winds on-line.

While these show some very early use of Witco Tikis in the decorations, the overall Tipsy factor is a bit disappointing.

DC