Post #258451 by Tipsy McStagger on Mon, Oct 2, 2006 1:10 PM

On 2006-10-02 10:18, rugbymatt wrote:
Aue countraire. Could you say the same about other now lost gems of Tiki's hey-day like the Kahiki? That one especially strikes home since I grew up just outside Columbus and I can't help that think that the more people who knew about the Kahiki the harder it would have been for friggin Walgreens to waltz in and raze it. I don't want to see places over run withthose who don't appreciate them but that is ultimately better than having them shuttered and turned to rubble (Barney or otherwise).

the kahiki is gone because walgreens waved the right amount of money under their nose..-it's as simple as that....regardless of how many were visiting the place (and they were't hurting for business)......the mai kai would be gone in a heartbeat, under the same circumstance regardless of how many folks were visiting, or how much they love the tiki supporters...when money talks, tiki bars always take a walk.....right into oblivion.

[ Edited by: Tipsy McStagger 2006-10-02 13:12 ]