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Post #786383 by Joshua Bell on Sat, Apr 28, 2018 9:23 PM

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Columbo S03E05 "Publish Or Perish" - 1974

The murderer — played by returning baddy Jack Cassidy — stages an alibi by getting trashed at a Polynesian-theme cocktail bar during a short scene at the beginning of the episode. Like nearly all Columbo episodes it was filmed in Los Angeles, and since the show was frequently shot on location I assume this isn't a set. Other locations in the episode hint at it being filmed in the western end of the San Fernando Valley. Based purely on what Critiki has, I wonder if this is "Club Tiki", but it could be anywhere in LA. The interior decor is quite elaborate, with thatched huts. There aren't any better shots of the exterior signage or the bar itself than these, alas.

Anyone able to identify it?