Lea Lea Room, Mission Inn, Riverside, CA (bar) - Locating Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Sat, May 12, 2012 9:50 PM Whoa, now that is confusing! Which angle is that? Was that its earlier, 40s incarnation, and then it went "Chinese Modern" in the 50s? (Like the Tonga Room, which went Chinese Modern briefly between being Ocean liner and then classic Tiki finally). I can't see the two styles co-exisiting in one room at the same time! Though I seem to see some Chinese antiques in the far back corner, in the dark. Can you zoom in on that and lighten it up a little, DC? This photo drives home again how much the fake palm/ bamboo style really was like set dressing...

Whoa, now that is confusing! Which angle is that? Was that its earlier, 40s incarnation, and then it went "Chinese Modern" in the 50s? (Like the Tonga Room, which went Chinese Modern briefly between being Ocean liner and then classic Tiki finally). I can't see the two styles co-exisiting in one room at the same time! Though I seem to see some Chinese antiques in the far back corner, in the dark. Can you zoom in on that and lighten it up a little, DC? This photo drives home again how much the fake palm/ bamboo style really was like set dressing...

Post #636241 by bigbrotiki on Sat, May 12, 2012 9:50 PM