Post #281491 by Humuhumu on Sun, Jan 28, 2007 12:52 PM

That's the Tiki Kai in Lawndale! Lawndale is adjacent to Redondo Beach (for those who don't know the area, the little towns in that area all bleed together). A quick search turned up this postcard on eBay (no address mentioned in the eBay listing, sadly):

Also, Sabu mentioned in this old post that he has a matchbook from the place that lists it as being in Lawndale:

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=4087&forum=1&vpost=37331

Sadly, the image in that post is gone. Sabu, do you have that matchbook handy?

The address speculated above (Artesia & Redondo Beach Blvd.) is right on the border between Lawndale & Redondo Beach (Torrance starts just a block to the east). If the borders were the same then that they are now, that would put Tiki Kai on the north side of that intersection, if -- and it's a big if -- the legal borders were used in deciding that the spot was Lawndale, rather than just a colloquial understanding. There's a whole lotta ifs going on, but hey, it's what we've got to work with! Unless someone can pony up a postcard or a matchbook with an address.