New Donn of Tiki Trailer

by donnbeach | Aug 10, 2022 | Donn's History

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

A Letter to Bob Van Dorpe – Aug 1974

by donnbeach | Jun 24, 2022 | Ephemera

When I found this letter in Bob Van Dorpe’s archive, it just made me happy. It still makes me happy. It is signed from “Huge” which I thought for a bit was “Hugh” Donn’s brother. No return address, but the address mentioned in the...

Singapore Manila War Tokens

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...

Protected: Estelle Carey – The Gal Who Exposed the Mob

by donnbeach | Apr 6, 2022 | Chicago

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Donn’s Notes on the 1930s

by donnbeach | Jan 9, 2022 | Donn's History

Here is another sample of Donn’s handwriting. I’m getting better at interpreting it mainly by virtue of knowing a lot of the subjects already and being able to piece it together. I decided to actually type up my interpretation of this page. Maybe I know...