Picture tour of Trader Vic's Atlanta location - General Tiki

F floratina Tiki Socialite Pasadena CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 1002	F floratina Posted posted on Wed, Jun 5, 2002 9:27 PM Did you take those pictures? They are nice. They manage to illuminate enough detail without wrecking the ambiance. I have a few old postcards of tiki restaurants from way back when and something about them didn't seem right, including a shot of the China Trader in Toluca Lake, CA. I went there a lot as a kid, yet I don't even recognize it in the photo. I figured out what was wrong - it was so damn bright in the pictures! Those old postcards are misleading because they don't impart the dark mystery that is at the heart of the appeal of these establishments. These TV Atlanta pictures are just right.

Did you take those pictures? They are nice. They manage to illuminate enough detail without wrecking the ambiance.

I have a few old postcards of tiki restaurants from way back when and something about them didn't seem right, including a shot of the China Trader in Toluca Lake, CA. I went there a lot as a kid, yet I don't even recognize it in the photo.

I figured out what was wrong - it was so damn bright in the pictures! Those old postcards are misleading because they don't impart the dark mystery that is at the heart of the appeal of these establishments. These TV Atlanta pictures are just right.

Post #2016 by floratina on Wed, Jun 5, 2002 9:27 PM