Urban Archeology Quandary: Reveal the Contents of a Closed Tiki Environ Or Not? - General Tiki

W woofmutt Member Seattilite Telstar Joined: Mar 26, 2002 Posts: 2639	W woofmutt Posted posted on Wed, Jan 13, 2010 3:43 PM I have pics of a Tiki environ that has been more or less closed for years. It's a commercial property but the Tiki part of it is no longer used. It's hardly the lost interior of the Polynesian but it's a very nice example from the Golden Age of Tiki. I'd like to post the pics, but there's a chance some lurking dealer will go to the owners, whisper dollar signs in their ears, and remove all the Tiki and destroy something that's kinda pristine. On the other hand the place is never going to be open to the general public and will just sit there until it's torn down or burns down or is remodeled and all the goodies are heaped up on dumpster. I personally don't want any of the contents. It seems the best I can do is find someone who could photograph it and have them request to do so from the owners. I could also reveal the images to people I know who could give the contents good homes and they could approach the owners. This is of course assuming the owners would even want to bother with selling anything. And it's possible the place has already been razed. My photos were not taken yesterday. So any serious thoughts?

I have pics of a Tiki environ that has been more or less closed for years. It's a commercial property but the Tiki part of it is no longer used.

It's hardly the lost interior of the Polynesian but it's a very nice example from the Golden Age of Tiki.

I'd like to post the pics, but there's a chance some lurking dealer will go to the owners, whisper dollar signs in their ears, and remove all the Tiki and destroy something that's kinda pristine.

On the other hand the place is never going to be open to the general public and will just sit there until it's torn down or burns down or is remodeled and all the goodies are heaped up on dumpster.

I personally don't want any of the contents.

It seems the best I can do is find someone who could photograph it and have them request to do so from the owners. I could also reveal the images to people I know who could give the contents good homes and they could approach the owners.

This is of course assuming the owners would even want to bother with selling anything. And it's possible the place has already been razed. My photos were not taken yesterday.

So any serious thoughts?

Post #504220 by woofmutt on Wed, Jan 13, 2010 3:43 PM