Post #704431 by nomeus on Sun, Jan 12, 2014 8:12 PM

so we know that tiki comes from the polynesian islands. seems that the french destroyed most, if not all of the tikis a very long time ago. fast forward to 1930s hollywood, california. donn beach opens his first location after spending time in the caribbean. the first "tiki" location? where does tiki in california originate from though? is it safe to assume that don beachcombers had more of a caribbean/island flair and not tiki? at some point in time there wasnt any tiki in the united states but then there was. was it a carver? an artist maybe? would love to hear the stories, speculations, assumptions and everything in between.