Giant Moai along Mulholland Drive, , CA (other) - Locating Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Fri, Sep 7, 2007 9:26 AM That would be this one :) : He is in the elaborate backyard of a private home. A film business friend of mine new the guy who was renting the house, and the Moai had already been there. Somewhere I have a wider shot of the yard, the water from the Moai's mouth actually ran down a waterfall, under a bridge and into the pool. Unfortunately I have forgotten any additional info on that house, the slide is dated June '92, that was the very first year I started actively photographing examples of L.A. Tiki culture! Good to know the Moai is still there! The backyards of Los Angeles must hide unimaginable Tiki treasures. I was just alerted to this house that just got sold in the Burbank hills: Complete lava rock walls around, not only was the bedroom still fully decked out in bamboo and rattan and Tapa, all still in excellent condition, but the backyard and pool were lovingly landscaped. Example of pool terrace wall This amazing stone Tiki, undoubtedly from Mike Gildea's shop, was one of a couple of feather stone carvings still extant on the site. http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=22886&forum=2&vpost=284481 In the background of the Tiki we see one of TWO waterfalls that emptied into the pool, note the dragon fins: This one had a SEA SERPENT concept!: No head, just the body of the serpent sculpted from lava rock ondulating down the terraced hillside. There are colored lights BEHIND the water fall (to the left and right of the body) to back-light it at night. The price for this Tiki time capsule was of course way too outrageous to even think of ever owning it. NOT because of its Tikiness, which was downplayed by the realtors, but because L.A. homeprices are still ridiculously high. The sad thing is there is no way of ascertaining what is still out there (and what gets destroyed by new owners), it is just a lucky number game to stumble across these havens. Well, at least this one was documented in time. [ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2007-09-07 09:30 ]

That would be this one :) :

He is in the elaborate backyard of a private home. A film business friend of mine new the guy who was renting the house, and the Moai had already been there. Somewhere I have a wider shot of the yard, the water from the Moai's mouth actually ran down a waterfall, under a bridge and into the pool. Unfortunately I have forgotten any additional info on that house, the slide is dated June '92, that was the very first year I started actively photographing examples of L.A. Tiki culture! Good to know the Moai is still there!

The backyards of Los Angeles must hide unimaginable Tiki treasures. I was just alerted to this house that just got sold in the Burbank hills:

Complete lava rock walls around, not only was the bedroom still fully decked out in bamboo and rattan and Tapa, all still in excellent condition, but the backyard and pool were lovingly landscaped.

Example of pool terrace wall

This amazing stone Tiki, undoubtedly from Mike Gildea's shop, was one of a couple of feather stone carvings still extant on the site. http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=22886&forum=2&vpost=284481
In the background of the Tiki we see one of TWO waterfalls that emptied into the pool, note the dragon fins:

This one had a SEA SERPENT concept!:

No head, just the body of the serpent sculpted from lava rock ondulating down the terraced hillside. There are colored lights BEHIND the water fall (to the left and right of the body) to back-light it at night.

The price for this Tiki time capsule was of course way too outrageous to even think of ever owning it. NOT because of its Tikiness, which was downplayed by the realtors, but because L.A. homeprices are still ridiculously high.

The sad thing is there is no way of ascertaining what is still out there (and what gets destroyed by new owners), it is just a lucky number game to stumble across these havens. Well, at least this one was documented in time.

[ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2007-09-07 09:30 ]

Post #330951 by bigbrotiki on Fri, Sep 7, 2007 9:26 AM