The Castaways (Hotel, Casino, Restaurant), Las Vegas, NV (other) - Locating Tiki

D Dustycajun Tiki Socialite Santa Barbara, CA Joined: Nov 16, 2007 Posts: 5295	D Dustycajun Posted posted on Mon, Apr 5, 2010 12:15 PM Did some more research and the Temple is now at the Jains Center complex in Buena Park. A little more info: The British built the teak temple in 1904 for the World's Fair in St. Louis. It was supposed to go back to India, but somehow ended up in Howard Hughes' hands. He put it on display in the parking lot of the Castaways Casino in Las Vegas. After the eccentric billionaire's death, local Jains persuaded Hughes' corporation to donate the temple. A major feature of the Cultural Complex includes a 104-year old wooden temple erected in the main foyer of the building. Intricately carved of teakwood by sixty-five artisans over a two-year period, it is an exquisite replica of the famed Jain Temple of Palitana Mountain in Gujarat, India. Originally commissioned by the British government, the wooden temple (weighing nearly 10,000 pounds) was first displayed in the USA at the 1904-1905 St. Louis World Fair. Last displayed in the courtyard of the Castaways Casino in Las Vegas, this priceless art relic was donated to JCSC when the casino was demolished. It has finally found an appropriate permanent home and is proudly displayed at the Jain Center. Pretty cool. DC

Did some more research and the Temple is now at the Jains Center complex in Buena Park.

A little more info:

The British built the teak temple in 1904 for the World's Fair in St. Louis. It was supposed to go back to India, but somehow ended up in Howard Hughes' hands. He put it on display in the parking lot of the Castaways Casino in Las Vegas. After the eccentric billionaire's death, local Jains persuaded Hughes' corporation to donate the temple.

A major feature of the Cultural Complex includes a 104-year old wooden temple erected in the main foyer of the building. Intricately carved of teakwood by sixty-five artisans over a two-year period, it is an exquisite replica of the famed Jain Temple of Palitana Mountain in Gujarat, India. Originally commissioned by the British government, the wooden temple (weighing nearly 10,000 pounds) was first displayed in the USA at the 1904-1905 St. Louis World Fair. Last displayed in the courtyard of the Castaways Casino in Las Vegas, this priceless art relic was donated to JCSC when the casino was demolished. It has finally found an appropriate permanent home and is proudly displayed at the Jain Center.

Pretty cool.

Post #522153 by Dustycajun on Mon, Apr 5, 2010 12:15 PM