Post #448649 by bigbrotiki on Tue, Apr 21, 2009 1:24 PM

A thing of beauty, indeed! Great find, Mimi. Never seen it in color until now. Again proof that Tiki apartment interiors, just like Tiki Hotel and Motel rooms, were usually done in a more sparse "Tiki Modern" style (often with Asian accents), rather than classic full-on Tiki, which was reserved for the rumpus rooms of houses.

But THE GROUNDS were spectacular and rivaled those of the Tiki restaurants, in amount of Tikis, and in the landscaping with water features and torches. The rendering of the building does not convey the splendor of the courtyards and pools within, but the waterfall rendering gives a good idea of it.

Thanks for linking my labor-of-love post, Dusty, I just updated it with some Kona Kai photos at the end.

Since I can no longer assume that everybody here owns the Book of Tiki, here again this great 1964 photo:

...and a zoom-in and re-focus of some Tiki details:

Sigh. What a place. I could have lived there in my time.

P.S.: Love this line: "STUDY the ways of the tropical fish in the ponds" !
Now THAT would have gotten me to commit to rent, hook and sinker! :)

Oh, and I found this classic blurp from a builder's magazine:

[ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2009-04-21 15:55 ]