Post #80952 by mattfink on Mon, Mar 15, 2004 12:26 PM

That arguement can go both ways really....is it possible those lamps were not "original" to the building but were installed during a particular phase of occupation in the building?

If you were restoring a 50's home and there was a light fixture that obviously was put in during the 1970's would you keep it?

Old does not always equal good in my opinion. Save em' and sell em' on ebay.

On 2004-03-15 11:55, tikibars wrote:
They're pretty ugly, but that said, any time I see someone ripping out something old and authentic - whether it suits my taste or not - I cringe.

Most of us here on TC are preservationists to one degree or another. Imagine how we'd feel if that was a Tiki mutal that was covered up, or Tiki lamps that were about to be trashed. We'd collectively freak!

One of the reasons that many of us prefer vintage Tiki to neo-Tiki is because of the sense of histroy you can feel when you walk into the best vintage Tiki bars.

Some Tiki palaces, such as Alibi in Portland, have been standing, in their pre-Tiki manifestations, since the 19th century. When hints of that history poke through the Tiki, it is a special thing.

I am a Tiki purist, but I think in this case a little bit of historical preservation over-rides the need to be 100% Tiki.

99.5% Tiki will do. Keep the lamps.