Wildwood NJ's Tiki motels - General Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Fri, May 26, 2006 9:17 PM I don't think Wildwood would have been the place for the Hukilau, there are (were!?) Polynesian NAMED motels there, but architecturally and decor wise they are not really that Tiki. What was so amazing about Wildwood was that mid-century time warp quality of a place were every building, for blocks and blocks, had remained unchanged since the 60s. That this is finally being compromised now is what John is rightfully mourning. It all is really a philosophical question, as we see places like Sam's Seafood and the Royal Hawaiian disappear and are powerless to do anything about it, we have to accept that there will be less and less of what we love. It's the same in LA as it is in NY. Real estate value is what drives this economy, and who can judge owners that finally can retire on a nice chunk of money. It is a shame that the chains have the money to replace individual businesses. Just like in Vegas, mass-housing/mass-feeding is the concept of the future, and its usually not pretty. [ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2006-05-26 21:18 ]

I don't think Wildwood would have been the place for the Hukilau, there are (were!?) Polynesian NAMED motels there, but architecturally and decor wise they are not really that Tiki.
What was so amazing about Wildwood was that mid-century time warp quality of a place were every building, for blocks and blocks, had remained unchanged since the 60s.
That this is finally being compromised now is what John is rightfully mourning.

It all is really a philosophical question, as we see places like Sam's Seafood and the Royal Hawaiian disappear and are powerless to do anything about it, we have to accept that there will be less and less of what we love. It's the same in LA as it is in NY. Real estate value is what drives this economy, and who can judge owners that finally can retire on a nice chunk of money.

It is a shame that the chains have the money to replace individual businesses. Just like in Vegas, mass-housing/mass-feeding is the concept of the future, and its usually not pretty.

[ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2006-05-26 21:18 ]

Post #234211 by bigbrotiki on Fri, May 26, 2006 9:17 PM