A walk with B-21 through the years...

 

 

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1940s

    During the 1940’s singer Helen Forrest was at the top of the hit parade singing “Busy as a Bee” with the Benny Goodman Band. Busy is just what this young couple (pictured left) Mark and Helen Frassrand were; both hard at work in Detroit’s Chrysler plant. After work they frequented the nearby Green Gables Beer Garden and Package. Their favorite stop went up for sale in 1947. The following year they decided to buy the Green Gables and keep their daytime jobs. They changed the name to B-21 with the logo fashioned after the war time bomber; “B-21” with the neon silhouette of a plane. This also meant, as it does today, that customers must B at least 21 years old. Their penchant for hospitality turned the B-21 in to a swing’n spot. The oldest of their three children, Mark Jr., assisted after school as B-21’s janitor.

1944  -  Victor Bergeron (pictured right), known by the name of his Polynesian themed restaurants, "Trader Vic", invents the rum based "Mai Tai" drink. The name was derived, supposedly, by two of Vic's visiting friends from Tahiti after a taste; "Mai tai -- ro ae" meaning "out of this world -- the best".

Mai Tai -- The Original Formula - 1944

  • 2 oz. of 17-year old J. Wray & Nephew Rum over shaved ice.
  • Add juice from one fresh lime.
  • 1/2 oz. Holland DeKuyper Orange Curacao.
  • 1/4 oz. Trader Vic's Rock Candy Syrup.
  • 1/2 oz. French Garier Orgeat Syrup
  • Shake vigorously.
  • Add a sprig of fresh mint

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