by donnbeach | Apr 11, 2022 | Chicago, Donn's History, Ephemera, Tokens, WWII
On July 22nd of 1942, Donn, on active military service, announced the opening of a Singapore and Manila Don the Beachcomber, and then on the 26th issued 1,000 tokens for a free Barrel of Rum at these locations. Note the lines in the top left where there were cuts and...
by donnbeach | Mar 24, 2021 | Chicago, Donn's History, Ephemera, Locations, Tokens
From the Phoebe Beach Archive I had long heard that at the Chicago Don the Beachcomber the coat check didn’t take tips, but instead they suggested donating to various charities. I have pictures of the boxes labeled for those donations. The above picture has a...
