Post #641115 by SpaceAgeCity on Wed, Jun 20, 2012 10:42 AM

Point out a neighborhood I marked on the map and I'll be happy to direct you to an image of at least one tiki-style house as a sample.

Why am I pointing to whole tracts instead of specific houses? Because if a tract has one tiki house it generally has many others. Also, you can't really look at a single tract home out of context. NOT taking time to look at the whole tract would be, well,... lazy.

Sven is also correct that you have to look at the INTENT of the architect or builder -- not just the current state of the building (which is often diminished by modifications).

Re the earlier, very well-intentioned comment about Wikipedia: Unfortunately, Wikipedia is a waste of time and energy. Much of what is posted there is dead wrong. And if you bother to correct the wrong material yourself, someone is certain to go in and replace your corrections with MORE wrong information. As a historian, I'd love nothing more than to see Wikipedia disappear forever. I prefer books written by reliable experts that we've come to trust rather than "a million monkeys with a million typewriters."

ATP: As far as A-frames go, I'm not sure what to say. You were the one who brought up the subject. I don't remember ever saying that an A-frame was a mandatory feature in a tiki building. I have no idea why you're trying to refute an argument that nobody is making.

Chris