Post #571858 by JonPez on Thu, Jan 13, 2011 9:32 AM

Any idea of the year of the top pic?
I came across a photo of what was called alternatively "the cafeteria" and the "William Tally House" at the Tahitian Gardens. I think it is the same place as the Makai shown above:

Note the roofline above the entrance and the dark splotch next to the gentleman's shoulder is probably the wall tiki shown in my pic.

Pasted on the back:

From June 21, 1969
Caption:William Talley House Expands Operations

HOLIDAY-William Tally House's Tahitian Gardens Cafeteria has added the Patio Beef Room to its expanded operations here.
Daniel Papp, manager of the Tahitian Gardens, has tailored the new dining facilities to offer customers "a slow relaxing service" with a violinist to make it "a pleasing service"

More info and some closeups of the tikis in the pic are in the thread:
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?mode=viewtopic&topic=29685&forum=2&start=0