Ghosts of Tiki Bars Past... Wisconsin... Update! - General Tiki

T tikijackalope Tiki Socialite KS/MO Joined: Oct 23, 2003 Posts: 835	T tikijackalope Posted posted on Wed, Sep 22, 2004 12:02 AM Sabu The Coconut Boy wrote: The sign looks very reminiscent of the Kon Tiki signs in Phoenix and Tucson. The Islander in LA had the same sort of sign in 1959, according to BoT, page 12. Kon Tiki in Tucson (1963) still has theirs and I've seen at least one other place somewhere in Locating Tiki that has the same sort of sign with parallel shields containing lettering, a mask overhead and torches angled at the sides. What establishment was the much-copied first user of this design. Bigbro? [ Edited by: tikijackalope on 2004-09-22 01:23 ]

Sabu The Coconut Boy wrote:

The sign looks very reminiscent of the Kon Tiki signs in Phoenix and Tucson.

The Islander in LA had the same sort of sign in 1959, according to BoT, page 12. Kon Tiki in Tucson (1963) still has theirs and I've seen at least one other place somewhere in Locating Tiki that has the same sort of sign with parallel shields containing lettering, a mask overhead and torches angled at the sides. What establishment was the much-copied first user of this design. Bigbro?

[ Edited by: tikijackalope on 2004-09-22 01:23 ]

Post #116008 by tikijackalope on Wed, Sep 22, 2004 12:02 AM