1. THE ORIGINAL
ESTABLISHED 1957 BY DON THE BEACHCOMBER
Waikiki Hawaiian Islands

2. Hollywood 1949

3. Don in Hollywood at McCadden Place

4. Inventor of the Mai Tai and 92 tropical drinks

5. The Encino “Plantation”

6. New expanded location across the street

7. Interior of the new location

8. famous man-eating clam shells!

9. “Everyone is an escapist at heart”
Don the Beachcomber

10. Cocktails made by hand!

11. Don the Beachcomber’s
Ideal Breakfast
An original recipe
One bunch bananas
One bottle rum
One parrot
The parrot is to eat the bananas

12. Famous friends

14. Waikiki 1949

16. The Original Don The Beachcomber

19. The original location- where Macy*s is now

20. The luau gardens at Don the Beachcomber’s

21. Liberty House is now the Beachcomber Hotel

25. Best party in the islands

27. “Host to diplomat and beachcomber, prince and pirate”

28. Don The Beachcomber
Founder of the International Market Place

30. Waikiki 1950’s

36. Early publicity shot

38. Hula Show on the lawn

39. Hula lessons were a regular feature

40. Future site of Trader Vic’s and Banyan Bazaar

41. Don holding court

43. The Esplanade Building

44. Japanese Tea House under construction- today’s Maui Divers

45. The Japanese Tea House

46. The Japanese Pavilion

47. Kalakaua entry stage

48. On the main “pali” stage

49. After dark

52. The tea house and Cock’s Roost from Don’s private treehouse

53. Legendary Treehouse

54. Inspiration in Papua New Guinea

55. Original concept sketch for Treehouse

56. Looking toward Kalakaua under Don’s office

57. Under the giant Banyan and the Treehouse restaurant

58. The view toward Kalakaua from the Treehouse restaurant

62. Craft vendor with the Treehouse in background

63. Another Don the Beachcomber innovation- decades before Fanueil Hall

64. The first pearl cart- a Don the Beachcomber invention

66. Exotic imports from around the world

67. Legendary star and two world class showmen

70. Don and Phoebe aboard The Marama, in Papeete, Tahiti

71. The Marama

72. The interior of The Marama with Don’s mechanical fan invention

73. Don and the Duke

74. Post 1961- after Don the Beachcomber’s became Duke Kahanamoku’s

79. Trader Vic’s relocated from King Street

80. Don the Beachcomber Marina del Rey

82. What it once was, it can be again

85. Mahal
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