Kona Kai, Wildwood Crest, NJ (motel) - Locating Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Sat, Nov 7, 2009 9:45 AM Amazing amount of visual documentation you unearthed there, Mo! From heyday to decline, the complete history. And all on the internet!? Together with Google street view and that newspaper search engine you explored so well, urban archeology can now be practiced by the armchair explorer. Don't you wish that all those obscure Tiki places you dug up in the Florida gulf region had that kind of photographic track record! It is noteworthy though that, just like with the Motels in Myrtle Beach shown here recently, the execution of the Polynesian theme was somewhat subdued in Wildwood when compared to some West coast places. The East coast was clearly lacking outfitters like Oceanic Arts and Sea & Jungle. That's where Witco and Orchids of Hawaii came in.

Amazing amount of visual documentation you unearthed there, Mo! From heyday to decline, the complete history. And all on the internet!? Together with Google street view and that newspaper search engine you explored so well, urban archeology can now be practiced by the armchair explorer.

Don't you wish that all those obscure Tiki places you dug up in the Florida gulf region had that kind of photographic track record!

It is noteworthy though that, just like with the Motels in Myrtle Beach shown here recently, the execution of the Polynesian theme was somewhat subdued in Wildwood when compared to some West coast places. The East coast was clearly lacking outfitters like Oceanic Arts and Sea & Jungle. That's where Witco and Orchids of Hawaii came in.

Post #492547 by bigbrotiki on Sat, Nov 7, 2009 9:45 AM