The Bar at McCadden Place
A rare image inside 1727 N. McCadden Place circa 1937. The front bar where more traditional drinks were made rather
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Locations
Donn With Cousins Waikiki
I assume the two little ones are cousins. At his Waikiki show.
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Mystery Man at Don the Beachcomber Waikiki
I am assuming this is in Waikiki. This is from a negative so there is no notation or hints of
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Toni and Alma Who at Donn’s House
I have a number of images of “Toni” at Donn’s Encino house parties circa 1946. On none of them does
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Chicago Charity Tokens
I had long heard that at the Chicago Don the Beachcomber the coat check didn’t take tips, but instead they
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Help ID Unknown Donn People
These images are from negatives in the Phoebe Beach Archive and thus have no notes for clues. I’d assume they
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1930s McCadden Place Mystery Men
No notes on this to tell me who is in this picture. Maybe they are famous enough one of you
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Rosalie Stevenson
Here with a nice fernwood tiki. Mel Peterson to her right. This article mentions her as being active in hula
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Great Band at Don the Beachcomber
Left to right is Joe Custino on steel, Simeon Bright on guitar, Mel Peterson on uke, and Eddie Spencer on
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Virg Davidson-Chudacoff Co.
I started with this phot and the scribbling on the back: This photo was taken at about the opening on
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