Paradise Island , Pico Rivera, CA (apartments) - Locating Tiki

T TikiGardener Member 1st website dedicated to Tiki Gardens Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 1368	T TikiGardener Posted posted on Tue, Jan 25, 2005 9:36 PM Name:Paradise Island Type:apartments Street:5430 Rosemead blvd. City:Pico RiveraState:CA Zip: country:USA Phone: Status:operational Description: I did a search, and this complex did not come up. So here goes... I was driving home from a job in Long Beach along Rosemead Blvd and caught a glimpse of a series a frame style buidlings on the south side of Rosemead. I caught the name Paradise Island, and made a mental note. So I got the chance to go back today, and heres what I found. The Western most A frame is truly majestic! Another shot, the school bus gives you the scale of this thing! A closer look at the entry to this monster. The middle building has the buildings marquee sign. One and two bedrooms folks! If my memory serves me correctly, this is the entrance to the second A-frame. I love the moai carving at the top of the a-frame. He has (Probably) non functional Tiki Torch on his head. The third a frame was the most non descript, but the only building to have any tikis. This poor guy sits on the left side of the buildings entrance, and appears to be held up by wires from an old light fixture. And this forlorn fellow is on the rightside wall. A close up. The buildings have seen better days, with many adhoc patch jobs, and junction boxes with cables sticking out. I didn't see any Tikis in the rather expansive courtyards. But the sound of songbirds was a nice accent. At least the birds appreciate this place! A massive complex, with a large open tract between the buildings, which makes me think there may have been a fourth buidling that came to an earlier demise. TG Yahoo Map http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?ed=rPJ_fOp_0TqpxVt3SEkKa2H22.7HtZrxLh0i&csz=pico+rivera%2C+ca&country=us&new=1&name=&qty= [ Edited by: tikigardener on 2005-01-25 22:19 ]

Name:Paradise Island
Type:apartments
Street:5430 Rosemead blvd.
City:Pico RiveraState:CA
Zip:
country:USA
Phone:
Status:operational

Description:
I did a search, and this complex did not come up.

So here goes...

I was driving home from a job in Long Beach along Rosemead Blvd and caught a glimpse of a series a frame style buidlings on the south side of Rosemead.

I caught the name Paradise Island, and made a mental note.

So I got the chance to go back today, and heres what I found.

The Western most A frame is truly majestic!

Another shot, the school bus gives you the scale of this thing!

A closer look at the entry to this monster.

The middle building has the buildings marquee sign.

One and two bedrooms folks!

If my memory serves me correctly, this is the entrance to the second A-frame.

I love the moai carving at the top of the a-frame. He has (Probably) non functional Tiki Torch on his head.

The third a frame was the most non descript, but the only building to have any tikis.

This poor guy sits on the left side of the buildings entrance, and appears to be held up by wires from an old light fixture.

And this forlorn fellow is on the rightside wall.

A close up.

The buildings have seen better days, with many adhoc patch jobs, and junction boxes with cables sticking out.

I didn't see any Tikis in the rather expansive courtyards. But the sound of songbirds was a nice accent. At least the birds appreciate this place!

A massive complex, with a large open tract between the buildings, which makes me think there may have been a fourth buidling that came to an earlier demise.

Yahoo Map
http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?ed=rPJ_fOp_0TqpxVt3SEkKa2H22.7HtZrxLh0i&csz=pico+rivera%2C+ca&country=us&new=1&name=&qty=

[ Edited by: tikigardener on 2005-01-25 22:19 ]

Post #137399 by TikiGardener on Tue, Jan 25, 2005 9:36 PM