Kona Lanes Gets Death Row Reprieve - Beyond Tiki

L Luckydesigns Tiki Socialite Costa Mesa Joined: Sep 15, 2002 Posts: 2374	L Luckydesigns Posted posted on Tue, Apr 8, 2003 12:28 PM If you shop at Kohl's, that's fine. I for one will never go into the one that is replacing my beloved bowling alley. Sure, you say the only thing that is really tiki there is the sign. I'm sure if you were to ask Futura Girl about the architecture, you'd find that.... I don't know what you'd find, or what she'd say. The architecture on the outside exhudes tiki AND the late fifties. From the lavarock exterior to the intricate mosaic tile work, and the gradual a-frame. The bar area is the most tiki on the inside. While there are no tikis or nautical decor, the lava rock continues inside along the back wall and sets the backdrop for a stage. They just don't build buildings like that anymore. Here's my problem with what's been said. It is not just another department store that is being built. It one MORE department store that is killing our architectural and cultural history. Really do we need another mass marketed/ mass produced bull sh*t store that promotes sameness? There are already Wal-Marts/ Targets/ and Home Depots within a mile of this location. The argument could be made that money runs the show and there's nothing you can do about it. Probably true, but when does a building become protected because of it's architectural or cultural value? Remember, this was built in 1959. Newport Beach, a city afraid of history in the way that Vegas is (if there is a building not making a profit, knock it down and build something pretty and new), just granted three movie theaters landmark status. http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=3143&forum=1&0 I think Futura Girl is a member of the Modcomer's? This may be a good place for her to let us know what they are all about and how to join. I read an article about the group a while ago but I'm sure she could really spell it out better than I could. It may be too late to save Kona, but this isn't just about Kona Lanes or boycotting Kohl's, there is a higher cause behind this. I, for one, don't want my kids to grow up in a world of stucco and mini-malls.

If you shop at Kohl's, that's fine. I for one will never go into the one that is replacing my beloved bowling alley.

Sure, you say the only thing that is really tiki there is the sign. I'm sure if you were to ask Futura Girl about the architecture, you'd find that.... I don't know what you'd find, or what she'd say.
The architecture on the outside exhudes tiki AND the late fifties. From the lavarock exterior to the intricate mosaic tile work, and the gradual a-frame. The bar area is the most tiki on the inside. While there are no tikis or nautical decor, the lava rock continues inside along the back wall and sets the backdrop for a stage. They just don't build buildings like that anymore.

Here's my problem with what's been said. It is not just another department store that is being built. It one MORE department store that is killing our architectural and cultural history. Really do we need another mass marketed/ mass produced bull sh*t store that promotes sameness? There are already Wal-Marts/ Targets/ and Home Depots within a mile of this location. The argument could be made that money runs the show and there's nothing you can do about it. Probably true, but when does a building become protected because of it's architectural or cultural value? Remember, this was built in 1959. Newport Beach, a city afraid of history in the way that Vegas is (if there is a building not making a profit, knock it down and build something pretty and new), just granted three movie theaters landmark status. http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=3143&forum=1&0

I think Futura Girl is a member of the Modcomer's? This may be a good place for her to let us know what they are all about and how to join. I read an article about the group a while ago but I'm sure she could really spell it out better than I could.

It may be too late to save Kona, but this isn't just about Kona Lanes or boycotting Kohl's, there is a higher cause behind this. I, for one, don't want my kids to grow up in a world of stucco and mini-malls.

Post #29646 by Luckydesigns on Tue, Apr 8, 2003 12:28 PM