Post #99328 by TikiGardener on Wed, Jun 30, 2004 4:11 AM

After forwarding on some info I found, here is the reply I got

"Thank you for your guidance. I have been asked to review the evidence and
prepare a second opinion. I can tell you house is located at 348 Vista de la
Playa, La Jolla, California and the widow of Russell Forester declared this was an
early design by Forester in 1947-1948. The style appears to be a beach
cottage, rather than a tiki temple. The roof lines, glass windows facing the ocean,
board siding, and general appearance hints at what would become the classic
1950-1959 tiki style. Forester studied design in 1950-1951 and became
internationally famous for the Meisan style in architecture, paintings, and sculpture.
This would become the broad scope of the Tiki Polynesian art form. Although he
moved on to pure art in his later years, this house would be one of the
earliest surviving examples of architecture from this period of his career. The City
of San Diego will decide the fate of this building."

So less a tiki temple, more a precursor. But no less deserving of preservation.

If anybody drives by it, it'd be cool to see what it looks like. And if anybody has any additional info on the architect, I'd be interested.
TG