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Trade Winds, San Francisco, CA (bar) |
sputnikmoss
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jan 04, 2007
Posts: 275
From: Portland OR
|  Posted: 2011-01-22 09:29 am Permalink
Name:Trade Winds
Type:bar
Street:3150 Geary
City:San Francisco
State:CA
Zip:
country:USA
Phone:
Status:defunct
Description:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14696209@N02/5377132586/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/41606952@N07/3872757178/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14696209@N02/5377132618/
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bigbrotiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10561
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2011-01-22 7:03 pm Permalink
Nice find. The "Tradewinds" name is fast on its way of becoming the most prolific Pre-Tiki Poly pop establishment concept. Where does that line "Let's go where the trade winds blow.." hail from? A song? And do we have a count on how many "Tradewinds" places (including motels, of course) existed in America?
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Dustycajun
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Joined: Nov 16, 2007
Posts: 3923
From: Santa Barbara, CA
| Posted: 2011-01-22 7:51 pm Permalink
Bigbro,
I have seen quite a a few "Trade Winds" out there, inlcuding this one from New York.
But the Beachcomber name has to be number one in the Pre-tiki genre.
DC
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hmdTiki
Member
Joined: Jul 28, 2011
Posts: 9 | Posted: 2011-08-22 1:58 pm Permalink
The Trade Winds - "San Francisco's Tropical Rendez Vous"
A little bit of family history...
From about 1940 to 1945/1946, Edward (AKA "Uncle Eddie") David and his cousin Eugene "Gene" Eichenbaum (both native San Franciscans) owned a Polynesian-themed bar on San Francisco's Geary Street called the Trade Winds. It was quite the place with Gene as the manager and Eddie (a real character) tending bar. There was plenty of bamboo, palm trees, a piano and singing... and I'd imagine a bit of dancing too. The bar was quite popular during World War II as somehow the owners were able to line up a connection to supply them with Scotch... very hard to get in those days. For every gallon of rum purchased, they were able to purchase a fifth of Scotch.
Anyway, the bar was, evidently, sold off around 1946... Eddie went on to tend bar at a place called Chip's Serenader? in San Mateo and ultimately open up Eddy's Sport Shop in Mountain View, CA. Not sure what Gene went on to do... Background history supplied by Jerry David, son of Eddie David (1-20-11).
Exterior view of the Trade Winds
Interior view of the Trade Winds
Vintage matchcover image
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abstractiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Aug 29, 2009
Posts: 582
From: Lodi, CA
| Posted: 2011-08-22 6:32 pm Permalink
Mahalo hmdtiki for the historical pics and info. Welcome to TC.
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bigbrotiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10561
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2011-08-23 5:58 pm Permalink
After Shasta's TIKI PUNCH, I give you:
A true Tikiphile drinks only TRADEWINDS(tm) TEA !:
http://www.drinktradewinds.com/store-locator/
Sorry, didn't know where to stick this, and it resembled the above matchbook cover somewhat 
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Dustycajun
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Joined: Nov 16, 2007
Posts: 3923
From: Santa Barbara, CA
| Posted: 2012-09-30 12:05 pm Permalink
Got this napkin at the paper show from the Trade Winds if SF.
One of the fold out types which are very cool.
DC
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bigbrotiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10561
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2012-09-30 1:01 pm Permalink
Ha! Very "smart", indeed!
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