Mai-Kai book project: 60th Anniversary event Dec 28th - General Tiki

M mikehooker Grand Member (3 years) Austin Joined: Jul 17, 2014 Posts: 1211	M mikehooker Posted posted on Thu, Jul 28, 2016 1:30 PM On 2016-07-28 12:55, AceExplorer wrote: Also, if the pumice is not very fine-celled, it could be a cut and scratch hazard when people touch it. That would be one reason for sudden removal of the piece. Interesting. That could be it. I mean it was out front where it assuredly attracted much attention. Also, being that it was right by Federal Highway, maybe the road expansion was the reason for it's departure, although I'm not sure when US-1 started becoming a major road and how much of the Mai Kai's property was taken over. What's curious is there are two different renderings where the chin is shaped very differently and photos of possibly two different mystery tikis that seem to match each rendering. So was there one or two? And how could there be so few photographs of it/them if presumably everyone wanted their picture next to it/them which may or may not have caused it's early demise??? It couldn't have been there very long. Hopefully Swanky or the book can shed some light.

On 2016-07-28 12:55, AceExplorer wrote:
Also, if the pumice is not very fine-celled, it could be a cut and scratch hazard when people touch it. That would be one reason for sudden removal of the piece.

Interesting. That could be it. I mean it was out front where it assuredly attracted much attention. Also, being that it was right by Federal Highway, maybe the road expansion was the reason for it's departure, although I'm not sure when US-1 started becoming a major road and how much of the Mai Kai's property was taken over.

What's curious is there are two different renderings where the chin is shaped very differently and photos of possibly two different mystery tikis that seem to match each rendering. So was there one or two? And how could there be so few photographs of it/them if presumably everyone wanted their picture next to it/them which may or may not have caused it's early demise??? It couldn't have been there very long.

Hopefully Swanky or the book can shed some light.

Post #766783 by mikehooker on Thu, Jul 28, 2016 1:30 PM