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The Castaway, Oakland, CA (restaurant)
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Dustycajun
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Name:The Castaway Description: Trad'r Bill recently posted this clip from the Gourment Guide under the Zombie Village thread.
I couldn't help notice The Castaway restaurant reference in the Gourmet Guide. Turns out this was another one of the Specialty Restaurant Castaway locations to go along with San Mateo, Burbank and Stockton. Found this postcard and matchbook online that confirm affiliation with the same logo and font. Funny how things pop up. DC |
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Dustycajun
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07/10/2011
Found a newspaper reference to The Castaway, it was scheduled for construction in late 1962. Oakland Tribune 11/30/1962 Page 23 CLOSE ON THE heels of the new Mikado opening! These two new restaurants should do much to help I also found this reference to the location of The Castaway within Jack London Square. Castaway Restaurant and Bar was on one of the upper floors of the Haslett Warehouse Company building on Franklin and Embarcadero. You can see the Haslett Warehouse Company building in this old postcard map. I found an article discussing The Castaway that was dated 1980, so it was around for a long time. Wonder why we have never seen it here on TC before. DC |
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Trad'r Bill
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07/10/2011
Great info DC! |
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bigbrotiki
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07/10/2011
With all his finds on the subject, Dusty Cajun is quickly becoming "Castaway Cajun"! |
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Molokai Mike
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07/10/2011
Wow! It's 2011 and they're still saying the same thing! |
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abstractiki
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07/11/2011
Great work TB & DC! now it's expedition time! |
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Dustycajun
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05/01/2014
Here is a nice little tropical drink menu from the Castaway in Jack London Square spotted on ebay. DC |
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Otto
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10/14/2014
I noticed that local Oakland supporters Oaklandish made a shirt for the Castaway!?!? and I'm assuming this is a shot of the interior though no caption is given? this is what is located at that address now |
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Trad'r Bill
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10/14/2014
They ripped that photo from the Kon Tki in Tuscon: https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/aloha75/sets/72157643432530713/ -Trad'r Bill |
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Dustycajun
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10/14/2014
The mug image shown on the T-shirt is also "borrowed" from somewhere else. I agree, it is a cool looking shirt. DC |
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Dustycajun
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10/14/2014
Here is a clip from the Oakland Tribune on the opening. Oakland Tribune 11/30/1962 Page 23 CLOSE ON THE heels of the new Mikado opening Here is a photo of the Port of Oakland Building with the outside elevator and the Castaway sign. Some great views from the top floor. And a menu featuring the ship logo that was also used at the Pieces of Eight Restaurant. DC |
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Otto
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10/16/2014
good sleuthing Trader Bill and Dusty Cajun! |
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Dustycajun
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01/13/2015
Two more matchbook styles from the Castaway in Jack London Square. DC |
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hang10tiki
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03/04/2016
Dusty Worst sound ever, slurp of an empty tiki mug through my straw!!! [ Edited by: hang10tiki 2016-03-03 17:58 ] |
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clayfran
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05/17/2016
Excerpt from a 1977 Jack London Square wine and dine cruise brochure. Trader Simon?! [ Edited by: clayfran 2016-06-30 08:21 ] |
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FlashGumby
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04/16/2023
Great memories of this restaurant as a kid; they had tiki torches and a tropical garden on the ground floor, and the entrance ro the elevator was done up like some sort of mauri war or other polynesian hut with bamboo all around the outside of the glass elevator, so you rose up out of the hut, got a great view of Oakland and slid up into the Tiki Bar. [ Edited by FlashGumby on 2023-04-16 11:45:03 ] [ Edited by FlashGumby on 2023-04-16 11:45:25 ] |
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