by donnbeach | Apr 11, 2021 | Cocktails, Donn's History, Locations, McCadden Place
From the Phoebe Beach Archive A rare image inside 1727 N. McCadden Place circa 1937. The front bar where more traditional drinks were made rather than the “Rhum Rhapsodies” which were made in the back of the house. As you can see by the stool shadows, the...
by donnbeach | Mar 28, 2021 | Donn's History
In case you didn’t catch it in the announcements, I am in receipt of “The Phoebe Beach Archive”. This represents all the photos, documents, and various other bits of paper and ephemera that Phoebe inherited from her husband Donn Beach. It was this...
by donnbeach | Mar 28, 2021 | Donn's History, Waikiki Restaurant
From the Phoebe Beach Archive I assume the two little ones are cousins. At his Waikiki show.
by donnbeach | Mar 27, 2021 | Donn's History, People, Waikiki Restaurant
From the Phoebe Beach Archive I am assuming this is in Waikiki. This is from a negative so there is no notation or hints of any kind. He looks pretty distinctive. Someone can surely ID him.
by donnbeach | Mar 25, 2021 | Celebrities, Donn's History, Encino Home, People
I have a number of images of “Toni” at Donn’s Encino house parties circa 1946. On none of them does it give her last name. I’m sure one of you can identify her as she was famous enough not to need her last name written down in 1946! UPDATE: The...
