Post #757989 by A Frame on Wed, Jan 27, 2016 5:48 PM

I found some interesting historical info, photos & articles in the Desert Sun on the Palm Springs Tropics recently, seems to have been the place to be in ’63!

Photo from November 23, 1962 showing the installation of a Ed Crissman carved Root-Ball Tiki.

On March 21, 1963, the Sun helped hype the Tropics grand opening by devoting 4 full pages with photos, stories and advertisement's!

You could get the latest Hawaiian fashions and other gifts at the Tropics Hotel.

Pancakes, Steaks & Cocktails were served at the hotel.

Introducing your team owners....

...and their team manager.

It's clear that this Tropics Hotel was beautiful and a very big deal for Palm Springs...

So much so that the Federal Government wanted in on the love fest too...

And it worked out beautifully for the sites land owner as well!

Ultimately, it was the Tropics Polynesian décor that tied it all together, especially the OA supplied Ed Crissman Tiki's.

Question. Where are all of these paintings?

Finally, how could any newspaper article regarding the Tropics be complete without a photo of Mrs. Ken Kimes (this must have been an earlier wife of Ken's). Enjoy!

[ Edited by: A Frame 2016-01-27 18:51 ]