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Tiki History - The Hawaiian Cottage in Cherry Hill, NJ

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Tiki-Atari posted on 03/31/2011

Anyone know if this mug goes with the Cherry Hill NJ Hawaiian Cottage?
(found the picture out in the wilds of the internet, sans descriptive copy).

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uncle trav posted on 03/31/2011

On 2011-03-31 12:27, Tiki-Atari wrote:
Anyone know if this mug goes with the Cherry Hill NJ Hawaiian Cottage?
(found the picture out in the wilds of the internet, sans descriptive copy).

If I had to guess I would say yes. The mug is in the shape of the Fu Manchu style of mugs used by many restaurants the time.

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Tiki-Atari posted on 04/01/2011

I have it on authority that the characters translate to something like
Liu Yi sheng
Evidently it doesn't make a great deal of sense in Japanese, first character is 6, second is doctor or a physician, and third is life. 2nd and 3rd together would be a medical student.
"6 Med students"
or something like
"6 Doctors" in Chinese, as well.

Anyone have any idea what that significance might be?

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LOL Tiki posted on 04/01/2011

Maybe it was used to serve a Dr. Funk?

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Dustycajun posted on 04/01/2011

I have never heard of another Hawaiian Cottage restaurant, so I'm guessing the mug came from there.

The typed font also looks pretty close to the Hawaiian Cottage mug posted by Tiki David.

Don't know if that styles was in the Otagiri catalog?

DC

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Tiki-Atari posted on 04/01/2011

LolTiki - That certainly seems to be a possibility, but I don't know what all the restaurant served.

Dusty Cajun - Seems pretty likely.

Perhaps this is the back of a Fu Manchu mug?

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usmcss posted on 04/17/2011

Just thought I would post this picture. On the left, Huey McCann and on the right my father Bob Perry.

Man those guys had class back then! Miss you dad!!!

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Dustycajun posted on 09/02/2011

I recently acquired an old menu from the Hawaiian Cottage that has a description of the house drinks and some of the dinner specials. Some pretty funny stuff in the descriptions.

The Oahu Back-scratcher and "Exotic Specialties".

The Hawaiian Queen and The Hula drinks.

And of course Pollyanna, the signature drink with the souvenir parrot mug.

DC

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rugbymatt posted on 09/02/2011

The Geisha Room was a part of the Hawaiian Cottage so that might explain the Japanese characters on the one mug.

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Dustycajun posted on 09/04/2011

Here is another interior postcard of the Hawaiian Cottage in its Tiki heyday.

Lots of ceiling lamps and more Witco on the walls.

DC

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Pittsburgh pauly posted on 06/17/2012

Just found a video on YouTube. Unfortunately not a period video, but made of of passing scans of postcards, menus, and other imagery. I don't think it's all shown in this thread so here's the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk0qXTDZwB4

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AceExplorer posted on 06/20/2012

Nice video, but my god, how much of this decor from closed restaurants across the country ended up in landfills? Sad to think of it, but also very glad sites like Tiki Central and festivals like Hukilau, Tiki Oasis, etc. help keep this great stuff alive. Just think, we're gonna all grow old with tiki cocktails in our hands! Seriously, does anyone ever think of leaving "tiki" behind at some point in our lives? I can't imagine it ever happening.

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Dustycajun posted on 09/24/2012

Leaving Tiki behind? Wha?

Here is another souvenir photo I got with a great 1950's scene of two men, pant legs rolled up and hula skirts on, doing the Hula on stage. A classic image of the suit-and-tie generation letting loose at a Tiki bar!!

The inside of the photo holder also had some quotes from the newspapers.

DC

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Dustycajun posted on 02/14/2013

Got this older style souvenir photo folder at a paper show recently.

The photo shows what must have been the banquet area.

Back side, you could mail this thing home to your folks.

DC

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Dustycajun posted on 04/05/2013

Picked up this nice little menu flier from the Hawaiian Cottage.

Cool graphics on the cover.

The inside with the entertainment.

Moana and the Hula Maidens in the Hawaiian Room.

The message from the manager.

Dinning and drinks

Look at all you get, with a "Hawaiian Eye", what a deal!

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Dustycajun posted on 05/10/2014

Spotted this stellar placemat from the early days of the Hawaiian Cottage,

So about this ad line:

Is that like good but cheap? Always thought they were mutually exclusive!

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kenbo-jitsu posted on 05/10/2014

On 2014-05-09 18:11, Dustycajun wrote:
Is that like good but cheap? Always thought they were mutually exclusive!

Maybe it means you didn't have to dress up?

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Pittsburgh pauly posted on 11/03/2014

Found a couple photos on a South Jersey history group.
Before the "Hawaiian" part, with that distinctive roofline:

and the horrible end:

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Pittsburgh pauly posted on 01/10/2017

From a Sourh Jersey group:
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Bam Bam posted on 03/24/2019

Indeed, such a sad ending for what must have been a magical place.

Here's an example of the earlier, taller version of the Geisha mug by Otagiri, from before the town changed their name in the early 60's.

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exquisitecorpse posted on 03/25/2019

On 2019-03-23 19:18, Bam Bam wrote:

Here's an example of the earlier, taller version of the Geisha mug by Otagiri, from before the town changed their name in the early 60's.

Here are two from my collection:

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tikilongbeach posted on 10/15/2019

Additional photos that I found online of the Hawaiian Cottage.
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tikilongbeach posted on 10/15/2019

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