Fairwinds Motel, Arcata, CA (motel) - Locating Tiki

O Otto Grand Member (3 years) NorCal Joined: Mar 29, 2002 Posts: 1000	O Otto Posted posted on Mon, Oct 7, 2013 11:41 PM Name:Fairwinds Motel Type:motel Street:1674 G Street City:Arcata State:CA Zip:95521 country:USA Phone:822-4824 Status:operational Description: Cool-looking dingbat roadside Motel within walking distance of Humboldt State University. Vertical outrigger beams (yes, vertical) rise above the second story roofline while the office and small porte cochere sports three horizontal beams. the four posts that support this buildings roof are full size carved Tikis in the California style. A rock planter and small rock wall round out the Tikiness of the facade. I read on a real estate site that this business was established in 1975. I don't know if that's when it was built or when it changed ownership, probably the latter cause it looks early 1960s to me. The first postcard shown below was sold to me by Ezra from Santa Rosa. He said he drove by the motel and saw the Tikis and then got the postcard.

Name:Fairwinds Motel
Type:motel
Street:1674 G Street
City:Arcata
State:CA
Zip:95521
country:USA
Phone:822-4824
Status:operational

Description:
Cool-looking dingbat roadside Motel within walking distance of Humboldt State University. Vertical outrigger beams (yes, vertical) rise above the second story roofline while the office and small porte cochere sports three horizontal beams. the four posts that support this buildings roof are full size carved Tikis in the California style. A rock planter and small rock wall round out the Tikiness of the facade.

I read on a real estate site that this business was established in 1975. I don't know if that's when it was built or when it changed ownership, probably the latter cause it looks early 1960s to me.

The first postcard shown below was sold to me by Ezra from Santa Rosa. He said he drove by the motel and saw the Tikis and then got the postcard.

Post #695732 by Otto on Mon, Oct 7, 2013 11:41 PM