Post #352676 by GatorRob on Thu, Jan 3, 2008 8:14 AM

I find this interesting. The Mauna Loa cost $2.25 million in 1967 to build. In 2006 dollars, that's $13.5 million. To compare, a typical Cheesecake Factory costs about $3 million to build at 11,000 square feet, which is considered expensive by today's standards. That gives you a sense of what it cost to build these huge tiki palaces build back in the day, versus the cost saving generic boxes they build today.