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Vintage Moai in Ft. Lauderdale

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Bahama Don posted on 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 posted on 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 posted on 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 posted on 01/22/2009

Dang Sabu, nice pull on that one!

DC

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Bahama Don posted on 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 posted on 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 posted on 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 posted on 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 posted on 01/22/2009

It was for sale with a Giant Postcard hanging out front :)

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Bahama Don posted on 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 posted on 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 posted on 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 posted on 01/22/2009

Sabu, the sleeping giant.
Cut the crap, and release a stellar book Sabu!

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Bora Boris posted on 01/22/2009

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Dustycajun posted on 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 posted on 10/01/2011

Wow...what an awesome looking place...sad to know it is gone. Amazing postcards!!!

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Phillip Roberts posted on 10/02/2011

Aloha!

On 2011-09-27 15:33, Dustycajun wrote:
He was a retired plastic surgeon from Hawaii.

Arrgh! Another thing I'm going to have to fix in the 2nd printing!

That makes 5

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