Post #810632 by tikicoma on Wed, Sep 6, 2023 3:18 PM

So I was looking through Westenhaver & Hovde's book "Fun And Profitable Chainsaw Carving" when I noticed a couple unlabeled photos from the Tiki. Most notably this one...
Though their ad claimed "Authentic South Sea carvings, beams, TIKIS and chandeliers provide a truly relaxing Polynesian atmosphere." This is the first that I've clearly seen them. But where did they get the tikis from? How about the 1962 Seattle Worlds Fair! . The Worlds Fair had ended only 5 months before the Tiki opened. So I compared 2 of them to see if they matched up... and Yes to my eye they definitely do! .

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