MCM neighborhood tiki in Tacoma - General Tiki

T tikicoma Grand Member (9 years) wakinekona Joined: Jan 16, 2010 Posts: 839	T tikicoma Posted posted on Thu, Feb 9, 2012 11:42 PM Good news! I've narrowed down the location of the Chateau Tiki apts to one of three landfills. Oh wait, that might not be good news. What I have found out from Polk is that the Chateau Tiki was in Tacoma and called that from 1967 to 1975 in '76 the name changed to Chateau apartments, no more tiki. Around ten years ago the whole area, blocks of modest homes and small apts, were bulldozed to make way for new townhouse/apartments, this is where the Chateau was at 4502 S. Cedar. While searching for info I did run across a half a dozen names of places from the 60's that look to be worth checking out though. Also it turns out that the local H.A. Briggs contractors built and, in most cases, ran the Kon Tiki and Polynesia(village) apts in Tacoma, Hawaiian Village in Lakewood, Kona Kai in Auburn and Diamond Head in Lacey. I'm also giving credit to my first leads in Washington tiki to a woofmutt post from years ago that sparked my interest. p.s. the current dwellers of the Kona Kai told me that they make their checks out to Hawaiian Village, not Kona Kai. aloha, tikicoma [ Edited by: tikicoma 2012-02-10 00:11 ]

Good news! I've narrowed down the location of the Chateau Tiki apts to one of three landfills. Oh wait, that might not be good news. What I have found out from Polk is that the Chateau Tiki was in Tacoma and called that from 1967 to 1975 in '76 the name changed to Chateau apartments, no more tiki. Around ten years ago the whole area, blocks of modest homes and small apts, were bulldozed to make way for new townhouse/apartments, this is where the Chateau was at 4502 S. Cedar. While searching for info I did run across a half a dozen names of places from the 60's that look to be worth checking out though. Also it turns out that the local H.A. Briggs contractors built and, in most cases, ran the Kon Tiki and Polynesia(village) apts in Tacoma, Hawaiian Village in Lakewood, Kona Kai in Auburn and Diamond Head in Lacey.

I'm also giving credit to my first leads in Washington tiki to a woofmutt post from years ago that sparked my interest.
p.s. the current dwellers of the Kona Kai told me that they make their checks out to Hawaiian Village, not Kona Kai.

aloha, tikicoma

[ Edited by: tikicoma 2012-02-10 00:11 ]

Post #624425 by tikicoma on Thu, Feb 9, 2012 11:42 PM