Post #13790 by Sabu The Coconut Boy on Thu, Nov 14, 2002 4:26 PM

Have you two ever checked out the Diamond Head apartments in Torrance? It's on Arlington somewhere between Sepulveda and Lomita Blvd. It's not quite as tiki as it was in the late 1970's, but it's still swingin'.

Cindy,

I only know of one Polynesian apartment building between Sepulveda and Lomita on Arlington, (actually, Arlington is called Narbonne at that point), and it's in sad shape. Any name sign is long gone, and the giant shields and spears along the facade are all falling apart. Most of the spears have broken.

I've taken some photos of the place, so I'll post them to this thread, and if you recognize the place, then at least I'll have a name to go with it - The Diamond Head. If not, than that means I'll have to do some more searching along Arlington/Narbonne.

By the way - side note to Bigbro - I still haven't found the Kala Kai in Lomita, but I really haven't been searching that hard yet. I did, however, find a new one called the Island Breeze in Gardena, so I'll photograph it soon and post any worthy pictures here.

Sabu.