Winold Reiss and the Congo Room— 1st Tiki Bar ? A Tiki Bar before they were called that - General Tiki

PR Phillip Roberts Tiki Socialite OAHU/Seattle Joined: Sep 09, 2003 Posts: 1701	PR Phillip Roberts Posted posted on Fri, Jul 15, 2022 6:04 PM Lamp, hut, dining booths designs circa 1923 by Winold Reese. So ten years after coming to America, he’s creating the AlaMac Hotel’s Congo Room. Honestly, in 1923, this IS A Tiki Bar. Just look at the sketches, and the small amount of documentation that has been uncovered. Pre-Tiki, yes. Called Tiki, no. But is it? Damn yes. And a far decade or so before Donn Beach. https://www.npr.org/2013/11/11/243732924/in-1913-a-new-york-armory-filled-with-art-stunned-the-nation The 1913 Armory show is mentioned in the first post. I need to read more about this and hope you will too. To be continued… [ Edited by Phillip Roberts on 2022-09-27 18:24:33 ]

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Lamp, hut, dining booths designs circa 1923 by Winold Reese.

So ten years after coming to America, he’s creating the AlaMac Hotel’s Congo Room. Honestly, in 1923, this IS A Tiki Bar. Just look at the sketches, and the small amount of documentation that has been uncovered. Pre-Tiki, yes. Called Tiki, no. But is it? Damn yes. And a far decade or so before Donn Beach.

https://www.npr.org/2013/11/11/243732924/in-1913-a-new-york-armory-filled-with-art-stunned-the-nation

The 1913 Armory show is mentioned in the first post. I need to read more about this and hope you will too. To be continued…

[ Edited by Phillip Roberts on 2022-09-27 18:24:33 ]

Post #804558 by Phillip Roberts on Fri, Jul 15, 2022 6:04 PM