JOHN-O's Las Vegas (& Honolulu pg 8) Thread - General Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Thu, Nov 12, 2009 12:54 PM Sorry, John-O, but no mermaids in there. There were several mermaid and pool window bars in the 50s and 60s, but none of them were expressively Tiki. They were mostly more nautical theme related, and though nautical style is a facet of Tiki style, I did not spend too much ink on it in the BOT, because that book's foremost purpose was to establish TIKI as a style in its own right. However, now that that has been achieved somewhat, I do like to point out the value of nautical elements to Tiki. GREAT sign photography, by the way!

Sorry, John-O, but no mermaids in there. There were several mermaid and pool window bars in the 50s and 60s, but none of them were expressively Tiki. They were mostly more nautical theme related, and though nautical style is a facet of Tiki style, I did not spend too much ink on it in the BOT, because that book's foremost purpose was to establish TIKI as a style in its own right. However, now that that has been achieved somewhat, I do like to point out the value of nautical elements to Tiki.

GREAT sign photography, by the way!

Post #493479 by bigbrotiki on Thu, Nov 12, 2009 12:54 PM