Tiki Architecture - Other Crafts

H Humuhumu Member San Francisco Joined: Aug 22, 2002 Posts: 3691	H Humuhumu Posted posted on Sun, Sep 24, 2006 11:16 AM Have you considered tracking down blueprints on some of the classic SoCal Poly Pop structures? I believe they can often be found if you go to the city; I haven't done that myself, but a few folks here have done that when they've been researching history. Perhaps you could visit places like Humphrey's Half Moon Inn (for their dramatic A-frame) and the Red Lion Hanalei (for the gazebo/hut that was once at Steve Crane's Luau) to eyeball how they may have been constructed. Many of the old midcentury tiki places focused on interior design, rather than authentic architecture... there was some very dramatic architecture, to be sure, but it often was a very stylized take on authentic shapes, so I don't know if that's what you're looking for.

Have you considered tracking down blueprints on some of the classic SoCal Poly Pop structures? I believe they can often be found if you go to the city; I haven't done that myself, but a few folks here have done that when they've been researching history.

Perhaps you could visit places like Humphrey's Half Moon Inn (for their dramatic A-frame) and the Red Lion Hanalei (for the gazebo/hut that was once at Steve Crane's Luau) to eyeball how they may have been constructed.

Many of the old midcentury tiki places focused on interior design, rather than authentic architecture... there was some very dramatic architecture, to be sure, but it often was a very stylized take on authentic shapes, so I don't know if that's what you're looking for.

Post #256522 by Humuhumu on Sun, Sep 24, 2006 11:16 AM