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Vintage Moai in Ft. Lauderdale
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Bahama Don
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01/21/2009
Does anyone remember the large moai statue that was along the intercoastal waterway, just south of the 17th street bridge in Ft. Lauderdale? It was behind a very cool A-frame house, done in an all-out tiki theme. For the last 20 years I drooled over it when passing by on the boat. I noticed the house and statue were gone, when I passed by there last year, replaced by yet another "McMansion". Does anyone know what became of the moai??? I hope it found a new home, and did not fall victim to the wrecking ball...... |
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donhonyc
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01/21/2009
Wow! I grew up in Ft. Lauderdale in the 70s and 80s and I never heard of or saw this. Wish now that I did. Never went boating much on the intercoastal though. |
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Sabu The Coconut Boy
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01/22/2009
Here's a vintage postcard of what I believe is the same place: The Doctor Winslow House in Fort Lauderdale, on the intercoastal waterway. |
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Dustycajun
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01/22/2009
Dang Sabu, nice pull on that one! DC |
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Bahama Don
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01/22/2009
Thats the spot!!! Amazing you had that Post Card. That must have been very early on, as it had more tiki stuff and palm trees around it, as I remember it. I always admired that moai, as it was very realistic in it's shape, if not material. I used to idle over real close to the house, while waiting for the drawbridge to open. It is a shame that the house is now history.... Maybe the moai survived????? |
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bigbrotiki
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01/22/2009
Amazing! And I thought "Damn', a private A-frame residence with Moai, nobody will have kept a record of it!" Sabu, that's like Woody Allen pulling out Marshall McLuhan in "Annie Hall". Priceless. |
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Bora Boris
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01/22/2009
At last years Hukilau Zulu Magoo mentioned that there was a Tiki in front of a house in Fort Lauderdale near a bridge, Tiki-Kate and I went looking and found this guy ~ |
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Sabu The Coconut Boy
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01/22/2009
I believe several other TC'ers, (Basement Kahuna for sure), took photos of this place from the deck of the Tiki Beach barge, during Hukilau 2004. |
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Bora Boris
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01/22/2009
It was for sale with a Giant Postcard hanging out front :) |
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Bahama Don
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01/22/2009
Thats very cool! It is not the same location or statue, but a very nice find!! I will look for it on my way to Miami next time, on the boat. The house I mentioned was just north of the inlet, before the 17th st. bridge. It was almost directly across from the cruise ship terminal. |
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ZuluMagoo
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01/22/2009
Boris - The place I talked about at Hukilau last year was the fantastic Kona Kottage. I have not heard of this place. Zulu |
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Bora Boris
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01/22/2009
Oops! Well then cheers to happy accidents and Fort Lauderdaliens who like Moai's in their yards. |
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Unga Bunga
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01/22/2009
Sabu, the sleeping giant. |
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Bora Boris
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01/22/2009
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Dustycajun
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09/27/2011
I scored a little souvenir booklet of the Jungle Queen sightseeing tour through the Bahia-Mar Yacht Basin in Fort Lauderdale. And of course it had a photo of Dr. Winslow's house. He was a retired plastic surgeon from Hawaii. DC |
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VampiressRN
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10/01/2011
Wow...what an awesome looking place...sad to know it is gone. Amazing postcards!!! |
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Phillip Roberts
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10/02/2011
Aloha!
Arrgh! Another thing I'm going to have to fix in the 2nd printing! That makes 5 |
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