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Don the Beachcomber - The Locations (Updated 01-09-20)

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Here are the only pictures ive been able to find where you can kinda make them out.Screenshot_20221006-115918_Facebook

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Zahiki_Tiki posted on 12/11/2022

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Zahiki_Tiki posted on 12/11/2022

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arriano posted on 12/13/2022

Doesn't count as a "location," but here's a Don the Beachcomber menu for Continental Airlines. Interesting in that the cocktails listed don't include Don mainstays like the Zombie or Navy Grog, but the Proud Bird (for which I've never seen a recipe), Chi Chi and Mai Tai.s-l500. "Proud Bird" was the name of Continental's 747 to Hawaii.

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SBJiminyC posted on 02/28/2024

I was watching an old Matson promo film on YouTube today and one of the places they covered was Don the Beachcomber's.

The film is titled "Hawaiian Hospitality" and the DtB portion begins at approx 22:30

Cool to see Don himself presiding over a Luau feast with a Hawaiian elder giving a blessing, etc.

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arriano posted on 03/12/2024

Should the new Don the Beachcombers start getting listed here?

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SBJiminyC posted on 03/14/2024

Found a different Travelogue on YouTube with Don in it. He's stealing some food from his guests and also teaching them how to use chopsticks.. pretty hilarious.

UNITED AIRLINES 1960s TRAVELOGUE FILM "HOLIDAY IN HAWAII"

1960 Don Stealing Food

1960 Don Teaching Chopsticks

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AcmeTiki posted on 06/18/2024

I just published an article about the history of the four Don the Beachcomber locations in Denver in my zine containing a bunch of articles and photos I found in the Denver Library archives (check it out here: https://tikicentral.com/viewpost.php?success=Post+Updated&post_id=813063).

I found a few extra things that I didn't have room to fit in my zine.

A review from the The Rocky Mountain Journal from 9/27/78

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A menu from the Cosmopolitan Hotel location (1978-1984)

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Various phone directory listings 1978-1987

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Contact sheets from a photo shoot for a 1970 Continental Airlines annual report showing the Don the Beachcomber inflight food and beverage service.

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AcmeTiki posted on 06/18/2024

These are the articles I republished in my zine (shameless plug... you can check it out here: https://tikicentral.com/viewpost.php?success=Post+Updated&post_id=813063).

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[ Edited by AcmeTiki on 2024-06-18 13:06:16 ]

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