Post #672513 by KreepyTiki on Wed, Mar 27, 2013 1:33 PM

Oh how fondly I remember this place -- along with The Luau and Billingsley's Outrigger -- when I was a 1960's tiki-tike! I have particularly vivid memories of being taken into The Islander at night, walking up that zig-zagging walkway and then crossing the entry bridge over the mysterious lagoon below (complete with outrigger canoe) and past tall, flaming torches, all the while gazing up, open-mouthed, at that looming, towering facade with all those tiki poles and float lights! A Poly-Pop wonderland indeed! And I guarantee you that if The Islamder were to be suddenly ressurrected in its original location, just the sight of it alone -- especially at night -- would stop traffic and cause fender-benders! It was THAT spectatcular. And I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned this yet on this thread, but their iconic sign is echoed by Tucson's Kon-Tiki, and more power to them for keeping a brilliant design wonderfully alive!

[ Edited by: KreepyTiki 2015-03-27 15:31 ]