save a tiki from lat. 20 - General Tiki

S Surfinannie Member Annie Ellis Joined: Dec 13, 2004 Posts: 16	S Surfinannie Posted posted on Sun, Jul 3, 2005 11:38 AM Just got the whole story from my mother re: Latitude 20. There was an original Lat.20 in Torrance. Hop Luie Woo, owner, then moved to Vegas and wanted to have one there. My father did many Restaurants for Hop Luie, in Vegas, Florida, and over seas. He carved all the Tikis at all the Restaurants, and ones at Hop Louies house, etc. When Hop Luie died Minnie Woo, his wife, changed the name to Madam Woos, and changed the whole flare of the Restaurant. She called my father who went up with a moving truck and got tons of stuff out of the interior. ie: Old carved ships wheels etc. She wanted to keep the Tikis. There is a Restaurant in LA that was Hop Louies also, named after him, "Hop Louies". It passed on tho the nephew who I have now left a message for to see if we can't track down who owns the property. Hop Louie was all a Senior V.P. at Caesars Palace for Foreign Relations. He would go to Hong Kong, China, etc. and bring in big wigs from over there to gamble! He was also V.P. of ALL the Treasure Islands all over Biscain Bay, etc. So there is a little history on all the Latitude 20's. If anyone can help me get these Tikis back I would appreciate it. The pole Tiki in the picture under MrSmiley's listing, is almost identical to one my dad carved for our house 50 years ago, I have a picture of it, as it rotted. If any of you would like to see my dad's Tikis, Look in "The Book of Tiki" by Sven, on page250 the three at the left corner are all my fathers. Andy Bumatay taught my dad to carve in early 1950's. Sven mistakingly put that ANDY(Andres-liked to be called Andy by the way!)which he knows now were my dad's. The Tiki on the left of the three still is in perfect condition at my mother's house here in Malibu, CA. (His name is The Silent Man)The Tiki MUG, was made from one of my dad's Tikis, and is another story. My mother would KILL for one of those, if any of you Tiki Mug collectors have one and want to sell it!! My # are 310-457-2366 or 310-980-7200. Mr Smiley,Seamus, Kiara can you contact me??

Just got the whole story from my mother re: Latitude 20. There was an original Lat.20 in Torrance. Hop Luie Woo, owner, then moved to Vegas and wanted to have one there. My father did many Restaurants for Hop Luie, in Vegas, Florida, and over seas. He carved all the Tikis at all the Restaurants, and ones at Hop Louies house, etc. When Hop Luie died Minnie Woo, his wife, changed the name to Madam Woos, and changed the whole flare of the Restaurant. She called my father who went up with a moving truck and got tons of stuff out of the interior. ie: Old carved ships wheels etc. She wanted to keep the Tikis. There is a Restaurant in LA that was Hop Louies also, named after him, "Hop Louies". It passed on tho the nephew who I have now left a message for to see if we can't track down who owns the property. Hop Louie was all a Senior V.P. at Caesars Palace for Foreign Relations. He would go to Hong Kong, China, etc. and bring in big wigs from over there to gamble! He was also V.P. of ALL the Treasure Islands all over Biscain Bay, etc. So there is a little history on all the Latitude 20's. If anyone can help me get these Tikis back I would appreciate it. The pole Tiki in the picture under MrSmiley's listing, is almost identical to one my dad carved for our house 50 years ago, I have a picture of it, as it rotted. If any of you would like to see my dad's Tikis, Look in "The Book of Tiki" by Sven, on page250 the three at the left corner are all my fathers. Andy Bumatay taught my dad to carve in early 1950's. Sven mistakingly put that ANDY(Andres-liked to be called Andy by the way!)which he knows now were my dad's. The Tiki on the left of the three still is in perfect condition at my mother's house here in Malibu, CA. (His name is The Silent Man)The Tiki MUG, was made from one of my dad's Tikis, and is another story. My mother would KILL for one of those, if any of you Tiki Mug collectors have one and want to sell it!! My # are 310-457-2366 or 310-980-7200. Mr Smiley,Seamus, Kiara can you contact me??

Post #169479 by Surfinannie on Sun, Jul 3, 2005 11:38 AM