Post #266295 by Sabu The Coconut Boy on Sun, Nov 12, 2006 11:28 PM

A little harsh, I think!

I've posted pics of old tiki apartment buildings with a lot less Poly-pop architecture left than this one.

I'd say it's a fairly straightforward piece of Polynesian-inspired architecture. Those are classic outrigger beams as opposed to Chinese-influenced. I wouldn't be surprised if that place even had a few tikis out front when it was built. If I lived in Vegas, I'd definitely want to know where it was and take the Open House tour. I don't think we're in danger of being inundated with listings for vaguely tropical-style houses. Frankly, there just aren't that many true Polynesian-architecture houses out there, and they don't come up for sale that often.

Here's a picture of the Tiki Aloha apartments here in Torrance, CA.

Back in the day when it was called the Tiki Taboo it was advertised as one of the most swingin' singles Polynesian paradises around. And it was FULL of tikis. Nowadays, I'd say that the house in Vegas has a better tiki vibe that the old Tiki Aloha.

Thanks for posting it.

Sabu

[ Edited by: Sabu The Coconut Boy 2006-11-12 23:40 ]