Cocktail Drink Stirrers - Swizzle Sticks / Spoons, Wreck Bar, Castaways Hotel, Miami Beach, FL, Vintage, 1960's

• Vintage Swizzle Stick, The Castaways Hotel & Wreck Bar, Bar Tools, Bar Decor, Stirrers Collectors, Mid Century Barware, Tropical, Palm Tree, Miami Beach Travel Memorabilia, Hotel Advertisement, Stirring Designs Promotional Items, (Discontinued)
• Made in USA
• Vintage: 1960's - 1970's
  
• Details:  A great looking swizzle stick, full of history and fun!  It's from the Wreck Bar, a club located at The Castaways hotel in Sunny Isles, Miami Beach, FL.  It features a large palm tree, with two beachgoers and a "wood-like" font.  Marked:  "Wreck Bar the Castaways" on the front and, "Miami Beach, FLA, Stirring Designs USA" on the back.  The Wreck Bar opened in 1958, see below for a brief history.  Swizzle sticks make a wonderful addition to use in your bar, or display en masse as decor, and this one has a great story to go with it.  The beach theme plays well for Summer cocktails, Tiki Bars and other Kitsch styled spaces.  This one is not bright white, more of a light cream or off-white color. Great gift for a swizzle stick collector.
• Material: Hard Plastic
• Dimensions:  6.25 inches Long
• Condition:  Vintage - Used. Excellent Condition.  No issues.  Please review all pictures and make sure you love this item before purchasing, we can't accept returns.  Please remember these are VINTAGE and ANTIQUE items, they are NOT new, every effort has been made to show any scratches, wear and tear and imperfections. 

The Castaways opened in 1952 in Sunny Isles, Miami Beach, FL.  In 1958, came an expansion with added rooms and, what became its signature draw, the Wreck Bar.  Both the hotel and bar had a tropical, South Pacific/Polynesian theme that included a cascading waterfall at the hotel entrance, the bar had a shipwreck motif with portholes that allowed people to see into the pool, captain’s chairs, solid oak floors and brass fixtures.  People loved this kitschy, "happening" spot with the "Wreckettes", 12 dancing, bikini clad, go-go style girls.  Many famous artists came to perform like: Tina Turner, Conway Twitty, Wayne Cochran & the Kingsmen, KC & The Sunshine Band, and The Monkees. Others came to experience it all like: Lenny Bruce, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, and even the Beatles.  Unfortunately Miami Beach took a bad turn in the 1970's, and tourism declined.  The owner, Joe Hart, sold the motel and its famous bar in 1979 to a German group but eventually they closed March 14, 1982 and was completely demolished in 1985.