Was St. Petersburg the largest Tiki mecca? - General Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Tue, Dec 14, 2010 7:29 AM Yep. But because there is nothing left out in the field, the only chance is to find material with private individuals. That's where the performers come in. Granted, they did not tend to keep architectural renderings or photos of the places, but maybe menus, or any photographic record of an otherwise vanished Tiki temple, even if you see it only in the background. The story of the Kumalaes that Mo Eye uncovered is one such example: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=32138&forum=2 ...and all those carvers!: Just put "Florida" and "Mo-Eye" in as author in Search, and there are names I had never heard off. We tried to follow up on Frank Schmudde, but the lead petered out. For many of the folks actively involved, we are 10 years or more too late, but there are relatives maybe...

Yep. But because there is nothing left out in the field, the only chance is to find material with private individuals. That's where the performers come in. Granted, they did not tend to keep architectural renderings or photos of the places, but maybe menus, or any photographic record of an otherwise vanished Tiki temple, even if you see it only in the background.

The story of the Kumalaes that Mo Eye uncovered is one such example:
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=32138&forum=2

...and all those carvers!: Just put "Florida" and "Mo-Eye" in as author in Search, and there are names I had never heard off.
We tried to follow up on Frank Schmudde, but the lead petered out. For many of the folks actively involved, we are 10 years or more too late, but there are relatives maybe...

Post #568699 by bigbrotiki on Tue, Dec 14, 2010 7:29 AM