Mapping out tiki in Orange County, Calif. - General Tiki

TM tiki mick Tiki Socialite SOCAL Joined: May 12, 2004 Posts: 4094	TM tiki mick Posted posted on Mon, Jun 18, 2012 4:11 PM On 2012-06-17 23:21, SpaceAgeCity wrote: I've started a collaborative mapping project on Google Maps to identify all the places in Orange County where you can still see a bit of classic tiki. Pinpointing places like Sam's/Don's was the easy part. But I'm also trying to identify the housing tracts that featured tiki/Hawaiian designs as part of their mix. See,... http://goo.gl/maps/248S Your help is certainly welcomed -- Just jump in and stick pins in neighborhoods where you know tiki-style tract houses or apartments can still be seen. And before you ask: No, I'm not trying to locate all the spots where tiki once stood but has since been demolished. You won't find Christian's Hut on this map, for instance. But you will find tiki apartment complexes where the theme has been compromised but is still identifiable. Anyway, check out the map if you want to. Contribute more sites if you want to. Or maybe just drive around and check out the locations nearest you. I think this should serve as a useful resource in the future. Aloha! Chris I have also thought about doing something similar, mostly with the old vintage motels up and down BrookHurst and Beach streets in Anaheim. Lot's of good stuff there! But alas, I am too lazy. So, you, please. And right off the top of my head, check out what is on Ball Rd and Loara st. in anaheim....the Kona Luanii apartments...which I drive by every day. Just street view that intersection and you will see it! [ Edited by: lucas vigor 2012-06-18 16:18 ]

On 2012-06-17 23:21, SpaceAgeCity wrote:
I've started a collaborative mapping project on Google Maps to identify all the places in Orange County where you can still see a bit of classic tiki. Pinpointing places like Sam's/Don's was the easy part. But I'm also trying to identify the housing tracts that featured tiki/Hawaiian designs as part of their mix. See,...

http://goo.gl/maps/248S

Your help is certainly welcomed -- Just jump in and stick pins in neighborhoods where you know tiki-style tract houses or apartments can still be seen.

And before you ask: No, I'm not trying to locate all the spots where tiki once stood but has since been demolished. You won't find Christian's Hut on this map, for instance. But you will find tiki apartment complexes where the theme has been compromised but is still identifiable.

Anyway, check out the map if you want to. Contribute more sites if you want to. Or maybe just drive around and check out the locations nearest you. I think this should serve as a useful resource in the future.

Aloha!

Chris

I have also thought about doing something similar, mostly with the old vintage motels up and down BrookHurst and Beach streets in Anaheim. Lot's of good stuff there! But alas, I am too lazy. So, you, please.

And right off the top of my head, check out what is on Ball Rd and Loara st. in anaheim....the Kona Luanii apartments...which I drive by every day. Just street view that intersection and you will see it!

[ Edited by: lucas vigor 2012-06-18 16:18 ]

Post #640921 by tiki mick on Mon, Jun 18, 2012 4:11 PM