Post #3845 by bigbrotiki on Tue, Jul 16, 2002 1:06 PM

The Chicago Natural History Museum has a large collection of Oceanic art, I don't know how much of it is on display, but they also have a complete fully carved Maori Meeting House standing in there.
To go there, and then to the Hala Kahiki, might be a nice Tiki art warp.

Another Chicago must is Chef Shangri-La at 7930 W.26th Street in North Riverside. It looks Chinese, but it has lots of Witco. James took me there when I went on the Hala Kahiki shoot for my book, and I immediately showed the owner my book (as my Tiki Press Club card), whipped out my lights and camera and started shooting. Apparently the owner used to be a chef at the Shangri-La in Chicago and when he opened his own place in the early 70s, he bought the last Witco pieces available from the Chicago showroom.
Check out the room behind the bar.
Maybe go there on a seperate day than the Hala Kahiki, or you'll get Witco overkill.
And don't expect "good food"...but the cocktails are OK

[ Edited by: bigbrotiki on 2002-07-16 13:31 ]