Tiki Ashtray - Maida's Bambu Village, Salinas, CA

I've come across an ashtray from Maida's Bambu Village in Salinas, CA. It's clear green glass color with palm trees in the design painted on the bottom. Looks like from the 50's or 60's probably. Anybody collect these things? Anybody know anything about this joint?

Mark Cotton

I buy old poker chips from casinos and private gambling clubs anywhere.  

Thank God the Tiki Bar is Open!

[ Edited by: jukeboy56 on 2004-06-28 20:37 ]

[ Edited by: jukeboy56 on 2004-06-29 06:03 ]

[ Edited by: jukeboy56 on 2004-06-29 06:04 ]

I have the same ashtray, cept the glass is blue..cool stuff there

Here's a scan if anybody's interested.

Mark Cotton

I buy old poker chips from casinos and private gambling clubs anywhere.  

Thank God the Tiki Bar is Open!

[ Edited by: jukeboy56 on 2004-06-28 20:04 ]

And here's the eBay auction for it:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3919082163

Old posts never die - their images just fade away . . . .

Here is a description of Maida's Bamboo Village from a book about the history of the Salinas Police Department:

"The infamous Maida's, torn down to make way for county offices, was a notorious strip joint where the girls inside cages would dance topless."

'Lets all sing like the birdies sing. Tweet, tweet tweet, tweet tweet. . . . '