Post #653549 by aquarj on Wed, Sep 26, 2012 11:48 PM

OK, up next is a handful of images from the Penhallow book, again grouped with other pics from then and now where possible, just for fun and comparison.

First, just to have the map handy, here's what uncle trav posted over on another thread :down:

On 2008-07-20 16:29, uncle trav wrote:
I don't think a good look at the resort map has been posted yet so here it is in two parts.

So, from the Penhallow book, here's the Lagoon Dining Room :down:

After a flood in 1955 :down:

For comparison, here's 2012 :down:
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Carrying tables out of the dining area after a flood :down:

Similar angle in 2012 :down:
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Larry Rivera (paddling on the REGULAR lagoon - this one is NOT in the dining room during a flood) :down:

Mitzi Gaynor while the cast of South Pacific was staying there during filming in 1957 :down:

One of the Queen's Cottages, with Grace Guslander out front :down:

Chef Tokuda and the firepit

This is a crop of a larger two-page photo of the lobby and receiving area :down:

bongofury posted a pic with the full spread from the book, in this topic about the Penhallow book :down:

On 2008-02-27 19:21, bongofury wrote:

For comparison, here's the postcard view DC posted :down:

On 2011-01-21 17:54, Dustycajun wrote:

And again in 2012 - you can see the tower platform is still there, but no tower :down:
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Inside the lobby :down:

Similar angles now. First Primo Kimo's great shots from 2008... :down:

On 2008-08-03 14:23, Primo Kimo wrote:

And a couple of my 2012 pics :down:
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And here's the famous Robert's postcard posted by bigbro, looking the other way in the lobby from those steps :down:

On 2009-01-04 21:28, bigbrotiki wrote:

Here's the Coconut Palace (which we didn't get to see on our visit), first from the outside :down:

DC posted a nice postcard view of the same vicinity (I can't tell what matches what though) :down:

On 2011-01-21 17:54, Dustycajun wrote:

The back of the card states that the buildings include the Queens Audience Hall, the Coconut Palace Dining Room and Suite, and in the background the Chapel, Library, Museum and Prince of Hawaii Cottages.

And here's the inside of the Coconut Palace

-Randy