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The Beachcomber, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (restaurant) |
Sabu The Coconut Boy
Grand Member (8 years) 
Joined: Aug 20, 2002
Posts: 2784
From: Carson, California
|  Posted: 2003-11-17 12:07 pm Permalink
emspace,
That photo is remarkable. Is that a postcard?
I'll try to post pictures of the matchbook soon.
Sabu
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emspace
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jan 05, 2003
Posts: 875
From: Vancouver
| Posted: 2003-11-17 12:33 pm Permalink
That, dear Sabu, is a small resize of a scan of an 8 x 12 print, taken from a transparency in the City of Edmonton Archives. I wish like hell I could find a postcard. Moreover, there are swizzlesticks out there somewhere featuring the "blockhead Tiki" mascot seen on the menus. Glad you enjoyed it, it is a sweet photo, and it was a sweet restaurant. Drinks were served in Tiki mugs, the walls and ceiling were thick with Tiki as you have seen - a classic place at 53 degrees N. latitude, where Tiki was most desperately needed!
aloha,
em.
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tikifish
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 2720
From: Toronto,Canada
| Posted: 2003-11-17 8:45 pm Permalink
Aw man that place is SWEET!
Brings a tear to me eye, it does.
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EnchantedTikiGoth
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Dec 31, 2003
Posts: 30
From: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
| Posted: 2004-01-25 4:29 pm Permalink
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On 2003-10-08 21:33, Slacks Ferret wrote:
I promise to get something up soon. I'm gonna take my camera and try to get some photos. My biggest problem is my camera is not digital. Oh yeah, and I'm not really motivated to go back real soon...
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I can get access to a digital camera if we wanted to do a Calgary meet-up! We can show off both the minimalist wonder and our mugs (as in, our faces, since Bamboo doesn't have any mugs...) in one shot 
You forgot to mention the House, Trance and Urban music that they play there too... Brr...
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Slacks Ferret
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Oct 02, 2003
Posts: 1172
From: Calgary
| Posted: 2004-01-25 5:25 pm Permalink
Hey Enchanted,
Sounds good, we should meet up at Bamboo. I was there about 2 months ago and took some photos to post, but alas, I loaded the film incorrectly...god I suck.
Anyway, the manager is a friend of one of my friends, so I was shown the place even though it was closed. He was kind enough to answer my questions and let me ake photos. He may even be open to suggestions. My friend told me that they do have tiki mugs there, however in what kind of capacity, i have no idea...
-Slacks
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Sweet Daddy Tiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 20, 2003
Posts: 1026
From: Edmonton
| Posted: 2008-04-21 3:20 pm Permalink
I've restored all the photos of the Beachcomber to my posts. And here's the photo of the exterior that was in emspace's post:
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Because crap doesn't buy itself.
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Tikiwahine
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Apr 09, 2003
Posts: 3288
From: Ontario, Canada
| Posted: 2008-04-21 3:21 pm Permalink
Sweet Daddy, I can re-add that photo to his post if you like?
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Sweet Daddy Tiki
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Joined: Jul 20, 2003
Posts: 1026
From: Edmonton
| Posted: 2008-04-21 3:28 pm Permalink
That's right, as moderator/goddess you have the power to mess with mere mortal's posts, don't you? As you see fit, TW.
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Brandomoai
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 05, 2008
Posts: 310
From: Edmonton, AB, Canada
| Posted: 2008-04-21 4:19 pm Permalink
Wow! Thank you for restoring those photos, Sweet Daddy T! I wish I was born about 30 years earlier. Actually, I wish this place stayed open about 30 years later. Where was that? That must be Rice Howard Way, going by the address. I might as well add these photos to this thread. Sorry about the 2nd, out-of-focus pic.
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IGNITERS
Member
Joined: Sep 12, 2008
Posts: 10 | Posted: 2008-09-12 2:27 pm Permalink
I've got a couple of these swizzle sticks myself , though I never had the pleasure of the first hand drink in that awsome place !
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Tipsy McStagger
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Nov 21, 2004
Posts: 3388
From: HELL
| Posted: 2008-11-12 5:06 pm Permalink
hi-
i have just recently won some red and some blue paddle swizzles on ebay for the beachcomber, like those pictured above......i did however miss out on some of the other colors and a different style tiki swizzle from the same tiki bar.....
if anyone here was one of the other folks that won those auctions and would like to trade me one or two of their swizzles for one or 2 of mine please p.m. me.....i am trying to get at least one of each color of the paddles and one each of the smaller tiki ones......i'm missing the green and yellow paddle and have none of the red green or yellow little tiki swizzles.....
thanks!!
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TIKIVILLE
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Sep 22, 2008
Posts: 635
From: Edmonton Alberta Canada
| Posted: 2008-11-12 5:38 pm Permalink
so I have won some yellow and red paddles....and have some little red tiki toothpics!
also A copy of the food and the drink menue!
Funny how ya gotta win em on ebay but at least the last seller was from the city anyway !....
pm me if ya wanna trade colors as I dont have any green or blue!
( boy are we a bunch of nerds huh ? lol)
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Dustycajun
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Nov 16, 2007
Posts: 3916
From: Santa Barbara, CA
| Posted: 2008-11-17 1:43 pm Permalink
Sweet Daddy Tiki,
It is great to see all of the old Beachcomber photos back in this post, thanks for that.
I just picked up the drink menu from The Beachcomber in Edmonton.
Here is the front of the menu.
Here are a couple of close ups from the drink menu. Great illustrations.
I also have this cocktail pick from The Beachcomber.
DC
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TIKIVILLE
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Sep 22, 2008
Posts: 635
From: Edmonton Alberta Canada
| Posted: 2008-11-27 11:33 am Permalink
here is what I have to add!
and I just won some napkins on ebay as well .....
Just found this !
[ This Message was edited by: TIKIVILLE 2009-05-05 12:49 ]
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TIKIVILLE
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Sep 22, 2008
Posts: 635
From: Edmonton Alberta Canada
| Posted: 2009-05-29 12:43 pm Permalink
[ This Message was edited by: TIKIVILLE 2009-05-29 12:43 ]
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