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

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Wed, Jun 20, 2012 5:10 AM I don't have that book "A-Frame" by Chad Randl with me to check, I just remember that he had no specific answers to my questions, since he (being a forrest service employee) had NO reference to (or examples of) American Tiki architecture in his book (mislabeling the one photo he had of a Polynesian dwelling!). It's all about the OTHER uses of the A-frame (ski lodge, fast food, HoJo) and mentions Schindler, but does not point to any one specific source. Anyway, this thread is not about A-frames alone, there are some fine examples of Tiki dwellings that do not have them as main features, but sport many of the other style elements: I realize that many places on Chris' map cannot boast such clear Tiki-ness. The questions to ask are: Were they Tiki once, where they INTENDED to be, or were they clearly inspired by Tiki, or just by a common mid-century trend. Show me photos, and I will offer my personal view.

I don't have that book "A-Frame" by Chad Randl with me to check, I just remember that he had no specific answers to my questions, since he (being a forrest service employee) had NO reference to (or examples of) American Tiki architecture in his book (mislabeling the one photo he had of a Polynesian dwelling!). It's all about the OTHER uses of the A-frame (ski lodge, fast food, HoJo) and mentions Schindler, but does not point to any one specific source.

Anyway, this thread is not about A-frames alone, there are some fine examples of Tiki dwellings that do not have them as main features, but sport many of the other style elements:

I realize that many places on Chris' map cannot boast such clear Tiki-ness. The questions to ask are: Were they Tiki once, where they INTENDED to be, or were they clearly inspired by Tiki, or just by a common mid-century trend. Show me photos, and I will offer my personal view.

Post #641096 by bigbrotiki on Wed, Jun 20, 2012 5:10 AM