Trader Vic's, Scottsdale, AZ (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

T thejab Grand Member (1 year) Tradewinds Apartments, Alameda, CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2992	T thejab Posted posted on Mon, Jun 28, 2010 3:55 PM On 2010-06-27 12:57, bigbrotiki wrote: It was like one big push to castrate the enthusiasm of mid-century America: What "jet-age" !!? WHO says "The Sky is the Limit" !?...Let's put a lid on that ! Very well put! It corresponded with the changes in most popular music in the late 60s/early 70s too: mellow and laid-back. Funny thing is that chain architecture has become so boring, that nowadays we might think that the Pizza Hut photo is cool! I do think it's pretty cool, mainly because I used to go there when I was a kid. The graphics and signage were definitely better than the new ones (which I won't insert due to copyrights, but we all know what they look like).

On 2010-06-27 12:57, bigbrotiki wrote:
It was like one big push to castrate the enthusiasm of mid-century America: What "jet-age" !!? WHO says "The Sky is the Limit" !?...Let's put a lid on that !

Very well put! It corresponded with the changes in most popular music in the late 60s/early 70s too: mellow and laid-back.

Funny thing is that chain architecture has become so boring, that nowadays we might
think that the Pizza Hut photo is cool!

I do think it's pretty cool, mainly because I used to go there when I was a kid. The graphics and signage were definitely better than the new ones (which I won't insert due to copyrights, but we all know what they look like).

Post #539520 by thejab on Mon, Jun 28, 2010 3:55 PM