Trader Vic's - Vancouver B.C.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Opened in 1961.
The 500-seat restaurant-bar opened only a few years after Vancouver allowed hard liquor to be sold in public.
This Trader Vic's was located in the Westin Bayshore Resort & Marina, in an A-frame building designed by architect Reno Negrin.
The Long House Room had a high-pitched ceiling covered with thatched raffia; four long boats and an ornate canoe which was suspended above the diners’ heads. The ceiling light fixtures were concealed in thatched baskets, and in colored globes wrapped in fishnets. Numerous wood tribal masks and large conch shells concealed uplighting fixtures. Tribal shields, spears, carved poles, bamboo screens and Chinese-design wrought iron panels completed the decor.
It closed on December 31, 1995. The bar was still popular though, and the restaurant was rented out for special events until the building finally closed in May, 1999.
After closing, the Bayshore sold the building to David Whiffin of Vancouver Island and he had the structure transported there, where it still rests today. Plans to re-open the building as part of a waterfront vineyard in the new location near Butchart Gardens were quickly scuttled by the local municipality, however. A Kickstarter was started to try and finance a new start for the building, but it went nowhere, and David ended up living there for a time. As of 2026, it remains where it was moved, quietly abandoned...
Details
- Type
- Bar & Restaurant
- Address
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Closed?
- Yes (Permanently)
- Links
Gallery
1 Tiki Mug
1 Visit
Sarah – Date: Unknown
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