International Market Place Will be horribly razed - General Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Fri, Aug 26, 2016 7:09 AM Well, with not being privy to any plans for this Moloch, I am happily surprised that they built an A-frame as the tree house, and that they MENTION Tiki style, and that the texts about Tiki are NOT WRONG. Not very deep, but not wrong (of course, me personally, I am still disappointed that "the birth of Tiki culture" is again being attributed to the 1934 opening of Don The Beachcomber in Hollywood, while the REAL birth did not happen until the mid-50s, but I have kind of accepted this simplified version at this point). And it's nice that they have a lava rock lined stream. But the rest: White wall blandness inside and out. As to Tiki statuary, the lack of it just goes to show that the fear of being un-p.c. with Tikis still reigns in Waikiki, and that mid-century American Tiki art is not seen as a proud continuation of the ancient traditions, but something to keep under wraps, or in a small corner. One last look back, as "Then & now": My 1999 photo of my son Diego in front of the original tree house, and the same spot today:

Well, with not being privy to any plans for this Moloch, I am happily surprised that they built an A-frame as the tree house, and that they MENTION Tiki style, and that the texts about Tiki are NOT WRONG. Not very deep, but not wrong (of course, me personally, I am still disappointed that "the birth of Tiki culture" is again being attributed to the 1934 opening of Don The Beachcomber in Hollywood, while the REAL birth did not happen until the mid-50s, but I have kind of accepted this simplified version at this point).

And it's nice that they have a lava rock lined stream. But the rest: White wall blandness inside and out.

As to Tiki statuary, the lack of it just goes to show that the fear of being un-p.c. with Tikis still reigns in Waikiki, and that mid-century American Tiki art is not seen as a proud continuation of the ancient traditions, but something to keep under wraps, or in a small corner.

One last look back, as "Then & now":
My 1999 photo of my son Diego in front of the original tree house, and the same spot today:

Post #767890 by bigbrotiki on Fri, Aug 26, 2016 7:09 AM