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Singapore Manila War Tokens

April 11, 2022December 28, 2022 donnbeach 0 Comments Manila, Singapore, Tokens, WWII

On July 22nd of 1942, Donn, on active military service, announced the opening of a Singapore and Manila Don the

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Donn's History 

Donn’s Notes on the 1930s

January 9, 2022January 9, 2022 donnbeach 0 Comments

Here is another sample of Donn’s handwriting. I’m getting better at interpreting it mainly by virtue of knowing a lot

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Cocktails Donn's History 

Protected: Secret Recipe for Colonel Beach’s Plantation Ambrosia

November 24, 2021November 24, 2021 donnbeach

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

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Donn's History Locations WWII 

Donn’s Notes on the War Years

October 17, 2021October 18, 2021 donnbeach 1 Comment Italy, WWII

There are various pages, some hand written, some typed, of notes by Donn on his life. The hand written ones

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Celebrities Donn's History Locations People Waikiki Restaurant 

Ethel Merman and Bob Six at DtB Waikiki 1952

October 15, 2021October 15, 2021 donnbeach 0 Comments bob six, ethel merman

If the date is correct, this is before they were married. Box Six was the CEO of Continental Airlines and

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Rudy Vallee’s “The Drene Show” 1946 Featuring Donn

July 18, 2021July 18, 2021 donnbeach 0 Comments radio show, rudy vallee, the drene show

Part of the archive was this script for Rudy Vallee‘s “The Drene Show” which was a 30 minute radio program

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Hawaii Tomorrow 1966 by Bob Van Dorpe and Herb Kane

July 16, 2021July 16, 2021 donnbeach 0 Comments

This is one example from 1966 of the vision of Bob Van Dorpe and Herb Kane for the islands, in

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Donn's History Ephemera 

The Archive is (mostly) digitized

June 19, 2021June 19, 2021 donnbeach 0 Comments

150 pounds of documents. It may not look like much, but it took me four and a half months to

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Donn’s Car in 1948 Hawaii

June 12, 2021June 12, 2021 donnbeach 0 Comments 1947 Buick, 1947 Buick Roadmaster

1947 Buick Roadmaster convertible in Desert Tan. This is not Donn’s actual car.

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Celebrities Donn's History People 

Notes From Home in WWII for Donn

April 30, 2021April 30, 2021 donnbeach 5 Comments

When Donn was off at war, his friends sent him words of encouragement via signed publicity shots. I can read

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New Donn of Tiki Trailer

August 10, 2022August 10, 2022 donnbeach 0

I’ll be in Anaheim on September 17th for a fundraiser for the documentary. Details HERE.

A Letter to Bob Van Dorpe – Aug 1974
Ephemera 

A Letter to Bob Van Dorpe – Aug 1974

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022 donnbeach 0

About Us

Writing Tiki history books is a labor of love. Every trip to dig through a photo album or scrap book can cost thousands of dollars. Buying images on eBay, etc. is money spent for something that may never be used, but you have to get it or it's lost. I'm doing it when and how I can.

The history is slipping away. Friends and associates of Donn Beach are still out there. Those who lived it are passing from this earth and taking the incredible stories with them. Their photo albums are tossed. The time is now.

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