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

D Dustycajun Tiki Socialite Santa Barbara, CA Joined: Nov 16, 2007 Posts: 5295	D Dustycajun Posted posted on Sun, May 13, 2012 1:11 PM One more bit of info. The South Seas Lea Lea room was remodeled back to the Ho-o-Kan room: In the late 1930s, Miller family members turned Frank Miller’s Oriental Court and adjacent Ho-o-Kan Room into a South Seas bar, roughly patterned after the famous Trader Vic’s restaurants. The project was successful, and the Lea Lea Room became famous in its own right, hosting such dignitaries as Bob Hope as well as some awesome local parties over the decades. Judd and the restoration officials had to decide whether to save this now historic room or eliminate it completely in order to restore the original Oriental Court and Ho-o-Kan. We know, of course, they finely chose the latter option. To bad! DC

One more bit of info. The South Seas Lea Lea room was remodeled back to the Ho-o-Kan room:

In the late 1930s, Miller family members turned Frank Miller’s Oriental Court and adjacent Ho-o-Kan Room into a South Seas bar, roughly patterned after the famous Trader Vic’s restaurants. The project was
successful, and the Lea Lea Room became famous in its own right, hosting such dignitaries as Bob Hope as well as some awesome local parties over the decades. Judd and the restoration officials had to decide whether to save this now historic room or eliminate it completely in order to restore the original Oriental Court and Ho-o-Kan. We know, of course, they finely chose the latter option.

To bad!

Post #636285 by Dustycajun on Sun, May 13, 2012 1:11 PM