Tiki Road Trip by James Teitelbaum - General Tiki

T tikivixen Tiki Socialite Vallejo CA Joined: Aug 28, 2002 Posts: 726	T tikivixen Posted posted on Fri, May 2, 2003 4:56 PM thejab wrote: (James- For your next edition, I think the photo of "Unknown tiki bar" on p. 17 is Clifton's in Los Angeles - before it was remodeled) I'm pretty sure of it. Check out the vintage photographs at: http://www.cliftonscafeteria.com/home.html Click on the "history" tab, then the "Pacific Seas" picture. There's those glowing palm trees... Apart from the Kahiki, Clifton's Pacific Seas is probably the extinct vintage Tiki gem I most wish I could visit. Circa 1939, folks. No, it's not clear if there were actual Tikis, but--look at the pictures. Astounding. EXOTIC. Sigh. It is now...a parking lot. The surviving Clifton's, the one with the Pacific Northwest theme, is one of my favorite places in the world.

thejab wrote:

(James- For your next edition, I think the photo of "Unknown tiki bar" on p. 17 is Clifton's in Los Angeles - before it was remodeled)

I'm pretty sure of it. Check out the vintage photographs at:

http://www.cliftonscafeteria.com/home.html

Click on the "history" tab, then the "Pacific Seas" picture. There's those glowing palm trees...

Apart from the Kahiki, Clifton's Pacific Seas is probably the extinct vintage Tiki gem I most wish I could visit. Circa 1939, folks. No, it's not clear if there were actual Tikis, but--look at the pictures. Astounding. EXOTIC. Sigh.

It is now...a parking lot.

The surviving Clifton's, the one with the Pacific Northwest theme, is one of my favorite places in the world.

Post #32605 by tikivixen on Fri, May 2, 2003 4:56 PM