Chicago Archives - Searching for Don the Beachcomber

Searching for Don the Beachcomber

Inventor of the Tiki Bar

Chicago Donn's History Ephemera Tokens WWII

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Singapore Manila War Tokens

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

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Protected: Estelle Carey – The Gal Who Exposed the Mob

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Celebrities Chicago Donn's History Locations People

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

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

Chicago Donn's History Ephemera Locations Tokens

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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