Nor Cal Tikis - General Tiki

STCB Sabu The Coconut Boy Tiki Socialite Carson, California Joined: Aug 20, 2002 Posts: 2807	STCB Sabu The Coconut Boy Posted posted on Thu, Nov 7, 2002 4:30 PM Pop, I'd love to publish the postcards eventually - it's just that the collection seems so incomplete at the moment. I've got hundreds and hundreds, but many are just interior views, for which I'd love to have the exteriors. Also I keep buying new ones every week - there are so many places out there that I've never heard of - especially matchcovers to those little polynesian bars in the 1930s-50s with nude hula girls on the covers - there's literally thousands of those! I've had to split my collection into three thick binders - one for postcards, one for matchcovers, and one for misc. paper. And I don't even delve into the menus - that's Mike's (TikiHula) arena of expertise. In about a year, I should triple my collection at this rate - Then I'll be out of money and need to publish a book to recoup. Maybe by combining Mike's menus, and me and Mr. Smiley's postcards, we could put together a stellar tome. Any other paper collectors out there? I will begin to start posting pictures of my postcards to Mike's collection archive at http://www.tikiroom.net/database.html So hopefully you will begin to see some of them there soon. I'll post by region. I just dread getting started on Florida - I've got over a hundred different sites represented from that state alone! Hey Jab, Nice work on researching those postcards and matchbooks. I feel like I've gotten a thorough Tiki History Lesson. (A depressing lesson to be sure, but it still sent a thrill up my spine). That stunning Outrigger Room of the Coral Reef turned into a Carl's Jr.!? Thank God that Minnie's still exists. And I really appreciated that article on the Hawaiin Gardens in San Jose. I grabbed that photo of the tiki masks and added it to my archive. It's funny, but it feels like we just did a fair piece of Tiki Archeology - and all from the comfort of our armchairs. Another reason I like collecting postcards. Now we need the field archeologists like LuckyDesigns to go out and photograph some more! Thanks again. Sabu

Pop,

I'd love to publish the postcards eventually - it's just that the collection seems so incomplete at the moment. I've got hundreds and hundreds, but many are just interior views, for which I'd love to have the exteriors. Also I keep buying new ones every week - there are so many places out there that I've never heard of - especially matchcovers to those little polynesian bars in the 1930s-50s with nude hula girls on the covers - there's literally thousands of those!

I've had to split my collection into three thick binders - one for postcards, one for matchcovers, and one for misc. paper. And I don't even delve into the menus - that's Mike's (TikiHula) arena of expertise. In about a year, I should triple my collection at this rate - Then I'll be out of money and need to publish a book to recoup. Maybe by combining Mike's menus, and me and Mr. Smiley's postcards, we could put together a stellar tome. Any other paper collectors out there?

I will begin to start posting pictures of my postcards to Mike's collection archive at

http://www.tikiroom.net/database.html

So hopefully you will begin to see some of them there soon. I'll post by region. I just dread getting started on Florida - I've got over a hundred different sites represented from that state alone!

Hey Jab,

Nice work on researching those postcards and matchbooks. I feel like I've gotten a thorough Tiki History Lesson. (A depressing lesson to be sure, but it still sent a thrill up my spine). That stunning Outrigger Room of the Coral Reef turned into a Carl's Jr.!? Thank God that Minnie's still exists. And I really appreciated that article on the Hawaiin Gardens in San Jose. I grabbed that photo of the tiki masks and added it to my archive. It's funny, but it feels like we just did a fair piece of Tiki Archeology - and all from the comfort of our armchairs. Another reason I like collecting postcards.

Now we need the field archeologists like LuckyDesigns to go out and photograph some more! Thanks again.

Sabu

Post #13088 by Sabu The Coconut Boy on Thu, Nov 7, 2002 4:30 PM