Hawaiian Room, Bellflower, CA (bar) - Locating Tiki

T TikiVato Tiki Socialite Whittier, CA Joined: Mar 03, 2009 Posts: 519	T TikiVato Posted posted on Thu, Nov 5, 2015 11:53 PM I love the "bottle wall". I first saw one at the Kon Tiki in Tucson a few years ago. On Monday I decided to make my own version for my home bar, the Tiki Nui. I went to Oceanic Arts to buy some cork for it. Leroy saw me with a bag full of corks and asked what I was up to. I told him what I was making and he shared this story. He made the ones for the Kon Tiki and other bars. The bottles were Sake bottles he would get from digging through the trash in Little Tokyo. They were made in the 60's and he showed me a photo album with pictures of these in different bars. I will confirm with Leroy next time I see him that he made the ones at the Hawaiian room. It is always such a treat talking to Bob or Leroy. I made three of them so far and plan on making at least three more. Here's one I made. Mahalo, TikiVato [ Edited by: TikiVato 2015-11-06 00:00 ] [ Edited by: TikiVato 2015-11-06 07:03 ]

I love the "bottle wall". I first saw one at the Kon Tiki in Tucson a few years ago.

On Monday I decided to make my own version for my home bar, the Tiki Nui. I went to Oceanic Arts to buy some cork for it. Leroy saw me with a bag full of corks and asked what I was up to. I told him what I was making and he shared this story. He made the ones for the Kon Tiki and other bars. The bottles were Sake bottles he would get from digging through the trash in Little Tokyo. They were made in the 60's and he showed me a photo album with pictures of these in different bars. I will confirm with Leroy next time I see him that he made the ones at the Hawaiian room. It is always such a treat talking to Bob or Leroy.
I made three of them so far and plan on making at least three more. Here's one I made.

Mahalo,

TikiVato

[ Edited by: TikiVato 2015-11-06 00:00 ]

[ Edited by: TikiVato 2015-11-06 07:03 ]

Post #753677 by TikiVato on Thu, Nov 5, 2015 11:53 PM