ALL the Trader Vic's locations

I have made a concerted effort to compile a list of ALL of the Trader Vic's locations over at The Tikipedia (phew!). It includes addresses and, if known, when the location opened. If I don't know exactly when it opened I'm making a rough attempt to put it in chronological order based on marketing materials and photos.

Please take a look and feel free to add or change anything: http://www.thetikipedia.com/doku/doku.php?id=location:trader_vics:start

Man, I thought the Don The Beachcomber page was bad enough!

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[ Edited by: TikiTacky 2014-02-11 17:44 ]

Vancouver is missing.

Got it.

The Downtown L.A. one is missing. I'm shocked that Boris missed that !!

Also Las Vegas. This depressing post I did a while back documents some of the recent closings...

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=40602&forum=1&vpost=597746

Also add the closing of Palo Alto which I think was last year.

EDIT - Actually Palo Alto closed in 2012.

[ Edited by: JOHN-O 2014-02-11 18:07 ]

Do you mean the one at Olympic Blvd? Any idea when they opened?

Added Las Vegas. I already have Palo Alto in there, although I don't know what year it opened.

[ Edited by: TikiTacky 2014-02-11 18:07 ]

Crap. The Trader Vic's corporate website lists quite a few additional locations, but I have no idea when they opened. Added them at the bottom of the list.

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[ Edited by: TikiTacky 2014-02-11 18:25 ]

Don't forget about Destin.

There is this one as well.

http://buccament.openoceancreative.com/restaurants/trader_vics.php

[ Edited by: El Jefe 2014-02-11 22:13 ]

Added.

Honolulu, Ward Avenue closed in 1967
Waikiki, International Market Place is Missing. 1967-1993ish

Trader Vic's moved from the Cosmopolitan to the Denver Hilton in 1978. See more fun info here:

http://tikiarchitecture.blogspot.com/2010/12/trader-vics-vs-don-beachcomber-in_08.html

DC

Toronto:

Hotel Toronto
145 Richmond Street W.

I don't know the dates.

On 2014-02-11 18:03, TikiTacky wrote:
Do you mean the one at Olympic Blvd? Any idea when they opened?

Added Las Vegas. I already have Palo Alto in there, although I don't know what year it opened.

[ Edited by: TikiTacky 2014-02-11 18:07 ]

It is on Olympic. I think it opened in 2009.

Thanks for looking, everybody! I think I've got all those corrections added. I don't have the close dates listed on this page. I considered it, but could only find that info on a few locations. I think that kind of info can go on the individual pages for these locations, which will be the next big task. And, of course, if anyone else wants to add them, knock yourselves out. :wink:

This Trader Vic's Munich cocktail menu lists a location in Kazakhstan.

465 Gornaya Street (Medeu Stadium)
Almaty, Kazakhstan

I don't know when it opened or if it's still there, but it appears to have existed at least for a while. See this review...
http://www.hg2almaty.com/bars/cocktail-bar/---trader-vics-island-bar-grill---Almaty-kazakhstan

According to Wikipedia, Medeu Stadium had a major renovation in 2011. Maybe the restaurant opened then?

Now that's some sleuthing! I like it. :) I'll do a bit more digging and get it added.

Can't forget the Boston Trader Vic's that was at the Park Plaza Hotel.

Funny that the Boston one doesn't seem to be listed here on TC. It has now been added (without a date, but guessing early 60s based on ephemera), along with Kazakhstan. Any others?

Edit: Turns out the one in Boston was in the Statler Hotel, which later became the Park Plaza. I found a postcard of it postmarked 1966.

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[ Edited by: TikiTacky 2014-02-13 11:04 ]

Okay, I have a date for Toronto: June, 1975, per this website.

Ad from Toronto Life, June 1975.

The Hotel Toronto became the Westin in 1980 and the Toronto Hilton in 1987. I don't know when Vic's closed. This location seems to be one of the most poorly documented of all the Vic's.

I'm assuming you're using this a a resource...

http://critiki.com/search/?x=-138&y=-183&terms=Trader+Vic%27s

That would have been too easy! :D