Post #496944 by JOHN-O on Wed, Dec 2, 2009 5:27 PM

On 2009-12-02 14:47, Atomic Tiki Punk wrote:

Many famous regulars came and went daily there.

And I was one of them. I used to drop in every month from the mid-80's up until 2004 when (owner) Bill Liebowitz passed away.

Now back to Mister Naufrago.....

On 2009-12-02 12:30, Mister Naufrago wrote:

....The importance of this ingredient grew with time originating peculiar sub genre that unashamedly mingled both styles.

....To this day (con)fusion of styles persists.

Anything similar in the U.S.?

Of course we have that same (con)fusion of styles here, you just need to visit "Danger Island". :)

Ha, ha. Forget mid-century kitsch, here in LA we have major historic landmarks that unabashedly mix vastly differing styles. Union Station for one combines a Mission Revival exterior with a Streamline Moderne interior.

As far as your specific example is concerned, that's what I'm hoping to see show up on this thread. There's only two operational mid-century Africa-themed businesses that I'm aware of in Los Angeles (future post). Neither of them has any Poly-Pop style. Ditto for our So Ca Tiki places, no stuffed lions or gorillas to be seen.

Thanks for sharing. Only BigBro and Sabu have come through so far. I can't believe we have hundreds of soiled cocktail napkins and menus posted here, but not one stuffed lion. :(

[ Edited by: JOHN-O 2009-12-02 17:30 ]