Post #429968 by bigbrotiki on Wed, Jan 21, 2009 9:33 PM

To refresh and make clear what I was talking about above, the two other examples of the modernist shield/mask designs:

Jerry Lewis at Del Webb's Ocean House (later Mission Bay Hilton), San Diego

The Kon Tiki Hotel, Phoenix. The masks were not only used for the amazing sign, but lined the outside of the lobby.
I know this because of this photo:

...and when we zoom into the post card, one can sense the colorful pageantry lined up:

[ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2009-01-21 21:57 ]