A Sense of Doubt blog post #2594 - LOST KALAMAZOO: Tur Mai Kai; THAT ONE THING for 2203.26
There was a cool Polynesian restaurant in Kalamazoo in the 1970s and the early 1980s called Tur Mai Kai. It was on South Westnedge just south of I-94.
I loved going there.
Some resources:
Tur Mai Kai
Site Location:
S. Westnedge Avenue. Portage
Date Vanished:
2004
Site Information:
One of the area’s first Polynesian eateries, Tur Mai Kai featured island fare and faux-tropical drinks, including a “mystery drink” served with great ceremony by a scantily-clad waitperson. The Tur Mai Kai opened in 1969. The building had a A-frame shape and the interior was elaborately fitted with lots of tiki poles, carved panels and posts, bamboo, and beachcomber lamps. The location later became the Peking Palace. The building was demolished in the fall of 2004. The site is now home to a Red Robin restaurant and a Carrabba's Italian Grill.
TUR MAI KAI - KALAMAZOO, MI
Tur Mai Kai, located in Kalamazoo, Michigan opened in 1969 by Seit Lum and his wife Turney, both natives of Canton, China. The Lums spent 2 years planning, traveling and researching to make their Polynesian palace as authentic as possible. The interior was designed by Oceanic Arts and included artifacts from the Orient as well as India.
Guests crossed a fish laden stream before enjoying an atmosphere of waterfalls, palm trees, carved tikis, outriggers, thatch huts and bamboo. Tur Mai Kai served American, Chinese and Polynesian fare, and a large selection of tiki inspired cocktails within their huge bamboo huts. There was nightly entertainment in the Aloha Room, and a highlight was the “mystery drink” served with much fanfare.
Locals have fond memories of the Tur Mai Kai, including one guest who remembers going there on an elementary school field trip! The building was demolished in 2004, but it is unclear when the Tur Mai Kai closed.
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Here's some pictures.
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- Bloggery committed by chris tower - 2203.26 - 10:10
- Days ago = 2458 days ago
Blog Vacation Two 2022 - Vacation II Post #31
I took a "Blog Vacation" in 2021 from August 31st to October 14th. I did not stop posting daily; I just put the blog in a low power rotation and mostly kept it off social media. Like that vacation, for this second blog vacation now in 2022, I am alternating between reprints, shares with little to no commentary, and THAT ONE THING, which is an image from the folder with a few thoughts scribbled along with it. I am alternating these three modes as long as the vacation lasts (not sure how long), pre-publishing the posts, and not always pushing them to social media.
Here's the collected Blog Vacation I from 2021:
Saturday, October 16, 2021
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- Bloggery committed by chris tower - 2203.26 - 10:10
- Days ago = 2458 days ago
- New note - On 1807.06, I ceased daily transmission of my Hey Mom feature after three years of daily conversations. I plan to continue Hey Mom posts at least twice per week but will continue to post the days since ("Days Ago") count on my blog each day. The blog entry numbering in the title has changed to reflect total Sense of Doubt posts since I began the blog on 0705.04, which include Hey Mom posts, Daily Bowie posts, and Sense of Doubt posts. Hey Mom posts will still be numbered sequentially. New Hey Mom posts will use the same format as all the other Hey Mom posts; all other posts will feature this format seen here.
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