Tiki Boyd's

Tiki Boyd's was a tiki bar in Denver, Colorado in operation from 2005 to 2006. Experimental sound/noise musician Boyd Rice designed the bar, revamping the bar originally known as the East Coast Bar located in the Ramada Denver Downtown.[1] A tiki enthusiast, Rice provided art from his personal collection for the bar.[2] Rice is also a tiki scholar, having written an essay for Martin McIntosh's book, Taboo: The Art of Tiki.[3] Lorin Partridge, a friend of Rice, tended the bar, and the bar was known for a drink called a Bronze Serpent.[1][4] The music was played exclusively from vinyl including records by Martin Denny and Arthur Lyman, also from Rice's collection.[1][2]

Tiki Boyd's
TypeTiki bar
Founded2005 (2005)
FounderBoyd Rice
Headquarters
Denver
,
United States
Area served
Capitol Hill (Denver)
ParentRamada Denver Downtown

Location
Heart o' Denver Motor Hotel - Aug 1975

Historically, site of the Ramada in which Tiki Boyd's was located used to be the Heart o' Denver Motor Hotel (1960-1975), which featured a bar called the Tiki Bar.[5][6] Eli Hedley, the man who popularized the beachcomber aesthetic, designed the tiki lounge at the motor hotel.[5][7] The site is also historically noteworthy for being located on Colfax Avenue, the longest commercial street in the United States of America.[8]

Closure

Tiki Boyd's changed names, themes, and management in early 2006, when Boyd Rice withdrew his support, decorations, and music collection from the bar.[2]

References
  1. Nguyen, Tuyet. "Boyd Ric [sic]". Westword. Westword. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. "Tiki Boyd's, Denver". Critiki. Critiki. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  3. Taboo: the art of tiki. WorldCat. OCLC. OCLC 44418626. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  4. Asakawa, Michelle. "Sail off to Hawaii right here". Denver Post. Denver Post. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  5. "Heart o' Denver Motor Hotel". Colfax Avenue. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  6. "Eli Hedley's Tiki Lounge in the Heart O'Denver Motor Hotel, Denver, CO (bar)". Tiki Room. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  7. "Eli Hedley - The Original Beachcomber". Enter the Tiki. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  8. Bretz, James (2012). Early Denver. Arcadia Publishing. p. 8. ISBN 9780738588858. Retrieved 26 April 2015.

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