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Post #793116 by HopeChest on Tue, Feb 12, 2019 9:37 AM

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This has always been interesting to me. By the time Trader Vic's was properly established in SF, after 15+ years of popularity over in Oakland, the name "Trader" was in serious use. From the 1955 directory:

Trader J J
Trader Vic's
Trader's Village
Traders Distributing Co.
Trad'r Liquor Store
Trad'r Sams

I've tried for years but have never been able to dig anything up on Trader J J or Trader's Village past the info above, sadly.