Post #329919 by gatorlily on Mon, Sep 3, 2007 4:08 PM

Ha, memories. I lived in the Tahitian Village from 1989 to late 1993. In fact, when the Northridge earthquake occurred half my friends thought i still lived there. One friend was an insurance adjuster and had work in the area and took pics right of the entrance after the big quake. I was saddened to see that the idols were damaged but glad to hear that overall the place didn't do too badly. The places next door had major structural damage. Right now, it looks like the place is not being kept up though. I haven't been back to the old neighborhood since I moved.

It was a great place to live, it was kept up very nicely. The pool was cleaned regularly, any problems were fixed right away, everyone was really friendly. Sometimes too friendly because a prostitution ring was supposedly busted in one of the first floor apartments.

Whenever I had a date coming to pick me up, I told them to look for the place that looked like Gilligan's Island and they always knew exactly which apartment complex was mine. It really stood out next to the box-like apartment complexes surrounding it.

Thanks for posting the pics of before and after. I was just googling the address to see what I could find.