Post #438430 by Tipsy McStagger on Sat, Mar 7, 2009 3:26 PM

On 2009-03-06 21:22, Chub wrote:
Just because the Witco and best furniture was taken out a few years ago, it still is a crime the Chin Tiki is going down the way it is. I offered to buy the building from Mr. Chin just before he signed the deal for the 8mile movie deal, he wasn't interested in selling for what ever reason. So yes, I'm having a hard time seeing the Chin Tiki turned into a surface parking lot. Call me crazy! It troubles me greatly to see any original Tiki establishment destroyed, but this one extra heartbreaking to me. It definitely would be still standing and operating had Mr. Chin sold it to me and my business partner.

RIP Chin Tiki

....he probably wasn't interested in the money offer....if you had a million bucks (which, i believe is what walgreen's offered), you would have been able to save the kahiki....if you offered the same to chin's he probably would have taken it.....i don't know what he sold it for off hand...

there are plenty of tiki temples left that need saving...hala kahiki, for instance, is only waiting for the right offer and the place is as good as sold....it's days are numbered.....the mai kai seems to waver from time to time over to sell or not......and there has to be some other smaller old tiki haunts ready for new owners all over the place.....in fact, where were you when the aku tiki was being sold??...you could have had that place for a song......i know it was in a desolate location but no more desolate than downtown detroit.....you would have had a tough go of it either way, but i think your chances would have been better with aku tiki......detroit just isn't going to rebound for a very long time.....if at all.

it's painful to lose a piece of history like chins, and it sounds like your heart is in the right place.....now the trick is getting your checkbook to be in the same place too.