Post #817882 by SBJiminyC on Fri, Feb 6, 2026 7:41 AM

This post is sort of a side story. Not sure if this is of interest to the Tiki community to know this level of history.

Tiki Gardens and Signal House were on their way to recovery from the Fire. Then, on Mon April 13, 1964; the Signal House was robbed.

Initial estimates were that $4k-$5k were taken from the office safe which contained the weekend receipts. 
Tampa Bay Times; Apr 15, 1965

The police made progress on the investigation due to a traffic stop, and discovering a large amount of cash. Also, the amount stolen seems to have gone down to $3801. Tampa Bay Times; Apr 17, 1965

By the next day they tracked down an additional person to total 3 captured at this point. They also connected some to other robberies. Tampa Bay Times; Apr 18, 1965

An additional 2 people were arrested in the case to bring to a Total of 5 suspects. Tampa Bay Times; Apr 22, 1965

Apparently they only charged 3 of the men, and they were sentenced. Tampa Bay Times; Jun 20, 1965

I guess the justice system moved a bit swifter back then..

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In August of the same year, Tiki Gardens would again be the victim of robbery as some urns, torches and shields were stolen Tampa Bay Times; Aug 18, 1965

Just a peek into some events that occurred at Tiki Gardens.