Tiki Hut, at Hacienda Hotel near LAX, EL SEGUNDO, CA, CA (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Sat, May 19, 2012 7:56 AM Here is above mentioned matchbook in the BOT: My friend Kiara just sent me a photo of which this is a closer frame capture: I am posting this location in hopes that other, complete photos of this place will surface. One can see how it looked exactly like the rendering, with its two sky-high torches left and right of the outrigger beam. When looking at the rendering again, we can also see that it probably was just a separate entrance structure propped up by itself in front of a boxy building. It is however a great example of what Alan Hess called "the building as a sign", and full shot of it (with its sign) would look great for sure. Here's what it looks like now, of course: [ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2012-05-19 23:53 ]

Here is above mentioned matchbook in the BOT:

My friend Kiara just sent me a photo of which this is a closer frame capture:

I am posting this location in hopes that other, complete photos of this place will surface. One can see how it looked exactly like the rendering, with its two sky-high torches left and right of the outrigger beam. When looking at the rendering again, we can also see that it probably was just a separate entrance structure propped up by itself in front of a boxy building. It is however a great example of what Alan Hess called "the building as a sign", and full shot of it (with its sign) would look great for sure.

Here's what it looks like now, of course:

[ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2012-05-19 23:53 ]

Post #637130 by bigbrotiki on Sat, May 19, 2012 7:56 AM