Mai Kai, Fort Lauderdale, FL (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

E EPCOTExplorer Member Miami, FL Joined: May 13, 2014 Posts: 298	E EPCOTExplorer Posted posted on Wed, Jun 18, 2014 1:13 PM On 2014-06-18 00:01, Hurricane Hayward wrote: Not a lot is written about this, but apparently much of the Thornton brothers' original collection of Polynesian artifacts was donated to their alma mater, Stanford University, in the 1970s after it was deemed to be too valuable to be displayed in the restaurant. Part of the collection was donated to the Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art. It was last displayed in an exhibit there in 2011. Whoa! What's happened to it, since?! On 2014-06-17 11:59, Chip and Andy wrote: On 2014-06-17 10:08, EPCOTExplorer wrote: How about a Mai Kai museum, guys? :) There is already one of those..... Its located at 3599 N Federal Highway. :wink: Good point. :wink: On 2014-06-17 13:03, Swanky wrote: On 2014-06-17 10:08, EPCOTExplorer wrote: Not a smoker, but that cigar bar idea sounds interesting. How about a Mai Kai museum, guys? :) If it was a tax write-off, it could work. Plenty of images around and certainly lots of pieces from mugs and menus to old signs and costumes. Celebrities and videos. The Bum bought a bunch of the chairs that were being stored there for Latitude 29. I have heard the plans, but I think the final plan is still being debated. I'm getting my MA in history…. maybe I can help out. heheh.

On 2014-06-18 00:01, Hurricane Hayward wrote:
Not a lot is written about this, but apparently much of the Thornton brothers' original collection of Polynesian artifacts was donated to their alma mater, Stanford University, in the 1970s after it was deemed to be too valuable to be displayed in the restaurant. Part of the collection was donated to the Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art. It was last displayed in an exhibit there in 2011.

Whoa! What's happened to it, since?!

On 2014-06-17 11:59, Chip and Andy wrote:

On 2014-06-17 10:08, EPCOTExplorer wrote:
How about a Mai Kai museum, guys? :)

There is already one of those..... Its located at 3599 N Federal Highway.

:wink:

Good point. :wink:

On 2014-06-17 13:03, Swanky wrote:

On 2014-06-17 10:08, EPCOTExplorer wrote:
Not a smoker, but that cigar bar idea sounds interesting.

How about a Mai Kai museum, guys? :)

If it was a tax write-off, it could work. Plenty of images around and certainly lots of pieces from mugs and menus to old signs and costumes. Celebrities and videos.

The Bum bought a bunch of the chairs that were being stored there for Latitude 29.

I have heard the plans, but I think the final plan is still being debated.

I'm getting my MA in history…. maybe I can help out. heheh.

Post #720445 by EPCOTExplorer on Wed, Jun 18, 2014 1:13 PM