The Jungle-style Thread - Pop Culture Iconography of the Dark Continent - General Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Fri, Dec 18, 2009 12:41 PM But I was not quite done with the Houston Safari restaurant/ Las Vegas Sands sign question. I remembered that my friend Chris Nichols wrote a wonderful book about the architect of THE SANDS, Wayne Mc Allister: In it, I found this informative text, answering my earlier question: I just got an e-mail back from Chris informing me that the SANDS sign was copied many times --and he had been unaware of the Safari version. Oh, and since I know John-O is a fan of YESCO also, here a picture of my Yesco cap (on the iconic DSK Moai lamp) :D Also in the McAllister book I found another early African themed eatery in Los Angeles, the 1937 ZEBRA ROOM:

But I was not quite done with the Houston Safari restaurant/ Las Vegas Sands sign question. I remembered that my friend Chris Nichols wrote a wonderful book about the architect of THE SANDS, Wayne Mc Allister:

In it, I found this informative text, answering my earlier question:

I just got an e-mail back from Chris informing me that the SANDS sign was copied many times --and he had been unaware of the Safari version.

Oh, and since I know John-O is a fan of YESCO also, here a picture of my Yesco cap (on the iconic DSK Moai lamp) :D

Also in the McAllister book I found another early African themed eatery in Los Angeles, the 1937 ZEBRA ROOM:

Post #499757 by bigbrotiki on Fri, Dec 18, 2009 12:41 PM