Post #784836 by tikicoma on Fri, Mar 9, 2018 12:03 AM

Some new from the beginning and end of the Poly.

First up Donald Keys inspecting the installation of the beams he carved (or at least carved along with Ingalls).
Though he was a carver before WWII he was inspired by what he saw in the Pacific during the war.
It turns out he's the third carver involved in tiki or decor for a polynesian restaurant to come out of Tacoma along with Gale Haner and Art McKellips.

January 25th, 1982 was moving day.

It just amazing to see it dangling above the barge. I wonder if went all the way to the Duwamish like this?

Looking closer you can see the tiki mask carvings still on the Polynesian. We know one was later found in Elliot Bay and recovered but I wonder if it fell off during this trip or later when it was destroyed while on the Waterway?

(edit: the photo of Keys was found at HistoryLink.org and those of the Polynesia being lifted were from Mohai.org.)

[ Edited by: tikicoma 2018-03-09 00:13 ]