Post #429217 by bigbrotiki on Sat, Jan 17, 2009 12:43 AM

PRETTY nice, Sabu....but now, indeed, behold THIS :

THE Tiki yearbook of all yearbooks, perhaps, from San Diego's Coronado High School 1962. TIKI MODERN readers might be familiar with this image from page 194:

...but did you read the plaque?:

("Tiki". Presented by the student body of 1961- 62)

Here is some more imagery from the pages of this fine, textured hardcover:

I bet that cool Beatnik dude on the right is either the art teacher, or the artist

Of course they had it as good luck charm, too:

Coronado is a peninsula/island outside of San Diego. So the High School paper was called "The Islander", here's its staff:

The appearance of "Tiki" as the school mascot again supports my theory of the craze reaching its peak in the early 60s. Though this is the typical yearbook, full with student photos, "Tiki" reappears periodically:

(Take note of the fire pit)
The "Hotel Del" referred to here is the famous Hotel Del Coronado, location for "Some like It Hot", which also had a Luau Room:

And what was HE doing there !?

Here is a nice collage with "Tiki" at its center....

...when you look at the upper left corner image, it looks like passionate pagan rituals were happening!:

Some of the text below refers to "HIM" also:

The ending is especially haunting, as it seems to foretell the downfall and abandonment of Tiki style:

[ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2009-01-17 00:52 ]