Tur Mai Kai Kalamazoo MI. - General Tiki

UT uncle trav Tiki Socialite Kalamazoo Joined: Apr 27, 2005 Posts: 2466	UT uncle trav Posted posted on Mon, Nov 3, 2008 2:46 PM Found this photo recently and it has become a bit of a puzzle. It is the same sign as the Tur Mai Kai but reads Southgate Inn. I'm not sure if this is pre TMK ca. 1968 or post Hidden Village ca. 1979 just before the Peking Palace moved into the building. I'm not sure of the year of the station wagon in the pic. That may help narrow down the year a bit. This maybe Tikidevolution or pre Tiki googie architecture in Kalamazoo. I hope to have some answers and some better photos soon. At any rate you can get a feel for what the sign looked like at night. Sorry for the bad quality of the color photo but it's all I have to work with at the moment. The close up sucks but can be compared to the TMK sign. Thanks.

Found this photo recently and it has become a bit of a puzzle. It is the same sign as the Tur Mai Kai but reads Southgate Inn. I'm not sure if this is pre TMK ca. 1968 or post Hidden Village ca. 1979 just before the Peking Palace moved into the building. I'm not sure of the year of the station wagon in the pic. That may help narrow down the year a bit. This maybe Tikidevolution or pre Tiki googie architecture in Kalamazoo. I hope to have some answers and some better photos soon. At any rate you can get a feel for what the sign looked like at night. Sorry for the bad quality of the color photo but it's all I have to work with at the moment. The close up sucks but can be compared to the TMK sign. Thanks.

Post #417065 by uncle trav on Mon, Nov 3, 2008 2:46 PM