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Vintage Tiki Artwork - Favorite Artist's Renderings
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Sabu The Coconut Boy
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09/27/2004
My post of the Leilani Village postcard last week: ...got me thinking: Why don't a do a whole thread on just artist's renderings of tiki bars from postcards, menus, ads, etc. They're definitely harder to come by than photographic images, but I enjoy them so much more. Everything is so idealized and streamlined and exotic in a way only the artists imagination can capture. So without further ado, here are some favorite artist's renderings from my collection - otherwise known as "eye-candy" The Famous Mai Kai postcard: The Aku Aku Motel, Woodland Hills, CA: The Tradewinds - Oxnard, CA: The Hawaiian Village Motel - Myrtle Beach, SC: Christian's Hut (with the original Goof) - Balboa, CA: Disneyland, entrance to Adventureland: The Waikiki Motel - Anaheim, CA The Original Trader Vic's - Oakland, CA Don The Beachcomber - Hollywood, CA: South Sea Island - Pacific Ocean Park: The Royal Hawaiian - Daytona Beach, FL: The Willows - Honolulu, HI: Hope you had as much fun looking at them as I've had collecting them. Sabu |
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stuff-o-rama
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09/27/2004
Those are very cool! I know you collect original prints, but this company reproduces some of the old Hawaiian tourist posters and Matson Line menus. Here's an example They're called Yesterday Images and they make quality prints. |
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09/27/2004
I love the Aku Aku Motel in Woodland Hills, I go by it everyday, and wonder what it might have looked like. I drove inside many a times but nothing tiki there. Maybe I will check it again. thanks for the pictures. |
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Sam Gambino
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09/27/2004
You're right... that was eye candy. I enjoyed looking at those. Thanks for posting! |
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Digitiki
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09/27/2004
I live very close to Woodland hills, were exactly is/was the Aku Aku?? |
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martiki
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09/27/2004
Excellent thread, Sabu! Keep 'em coming! |
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martiki
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09/27/2004
Excellent thread, Sabu! Keep 'em coming! |
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spy-tiki
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09/27/2004
Man I' would like a coffee table (Mai Tai table) book of that stuff. Fantastic collection Sabu! |
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hiltiki
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09/27/2004
Digitiki. I think it is the motel, still called Aku Aku, on the south side of Ventura blvd. between Canoga and topanga Canyon. The entrence to the motel looks extremely tiki. Check it out. |
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ZuluMagoo
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09/28/2004
Great cards, etc. as always Sabu (Master of tiki ephemera), here are my humble offerings International Market Place, Waikiki Phoenix, AZ The Hanalei, San Diego, CA The Warehouse, Marina Del Rey, CA The Tropics, Palm Springs, CA (Home of the Tiki Oasis) |
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Tangaroa
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09/28/2004
Well - Marc Davis - circa 1962-3 - the original traditional theatre style show for Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room.... "Oh mystic powers - hear my call... [ Edited by: Tangaroa on 2004-09-28 15:45 ] |
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Tangaroa
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09/28/2004
Since Sabu & Zulu are being so generous - here's another one: This was a polynesian-themed dark ride from Pacific Ocean Park... Art by Dave Constable circa 1959/60. |
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Sabu The Coconut Boy
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09/29/2004
Thanks for helping out with the theme, Zulu & Tangaroa! That artwork for the Pacific Ocean Part dark ride is truly amazing - and I'm still trying to get my hands on the Tropics, Palm Springs postcard! Beautiful stuff. Sabu |
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puamana
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09/30/2004
What a great thread ! Here's a few more : Ta-boo, in Palm Beach, FL Luau in Atlanta, GA: Islander Beach Lodge, New Smyrna Beach, FL: A very similar looking Treasure Island, located in Daytona Beach Shores, FL: The Polynesia, Seattle, WA: Hawaii Kai Motel and Apartments, Myrtle Beach, SC: Kaanapali Hotel, Maui, HI: City of Refuge National Historical Park, Honaunau, HI : And lastly is one that is tropical in name only (and nothing remotely tiki), the Lanai Towers at the Majestic Hotel, Hot Springs National Park, AR: [ Edited by: puamana on 2004-09-29 22:06 ] |
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spy-tiki
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10/01/2004
Hey, guess what my new screen savers are! |
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Humuhumu
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10/01/2004
Sabu, you give good thread. (Don't tell your wife I said that.) :wink: I'm also quite fond of the concept artwork and illustrations of these places. My favorite pieces come from the Mauna Loa in Detroit... as a matter of fact, I've only seen the Mauna Loa exterior in illustrated form, I've never seen a photo. These are from puamana's collection, and are in Critiki:
Critiki - Hundreds of tiki bars, Polynesian restaurants, and other sites of interest to the tiki traveller, collector or urban archaeologist [ Edited by: Humuhumu on 2004-10-01 14:50 ] |
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SoBeTiki
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10/02/2004
Great stuff! Keep 'em coming. [ Edited by: SoBeTiki on 2004-10-01 19:33 ] |
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Klas
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10/03/2004
Very cool pics! I just got myself a new desktop wallpaper (1024x768 193kB) :) |
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Tangaroa
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10/08/2004
Here's some more concept art by Dave Constable from Pacific Ocean Park..
"Oh mystic powers - hear my call... [ Edited by: Tangaroa on 2004-10-08 12:12 ] |
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TNTiki
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10/08/2004
[ Edited by: TNTiki on 2004-11-06 18:52 ] |
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tikitony
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10/08/2004
:o Those are so awesome, thanks for posting! That makes me want to pull out my dreaded water colors now. :o |
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TikiHula
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10/09/2004
Here's a vintage Trader Vic's silk scarf with drawings of the fronts of the restaurants at the time. Just got it on ebay a few weeks ago: http://www.tikiroom.net/gallery/vics/adh http://www.tikiroom.net/gallery/vics/adi http://www.tikiroom.net/gallery/vics/adj http://www.tikiroom.net/gallery/vics/adk http://www.tikiroom.net/gallery/vics/adl http://www.tikiroom.net/gallery/vics/adm http://www.tikiroom.net/gallery/vics/adn http://www.tikiroom.net/gallery/vics/ado http://www.tikiroom.net/gallery/vics/adp http://www.tikiroom.net/gallery/vics/adq http://www.tikiroom.net/gallery/vics/adr http://www.tikiroom.net/gallery/vics/ads Cool,huh... "Tastes like alcoholic Kool-Aid" The Tiki Gallery at: [ Edited by: TikiHula on 2004-10-08 23:17 ] |
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Humuhumu
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10/09/2004
"Sandvan" looks to me like it actually says San Juan... which would probably be San Juan, Puerto Rico, although that would be the first I've heard of there having been a location there. Would make sense, though. |
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TikiHula
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10/09/2004
Damn, Michelle, you're good. I didn't even see that. Yes, it must be San Juan. Wonder how long that one was in business? |
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10/09/2004
Absolutely FAN-TAS-TIC! Wish I would have had that for the book! Must use it for Witco! Never knew that Chicago and Portland used to have A-frames. Ouuuh the pain, to think that before the big renovation wave in the 80s, T.V.'s headquarters used to have individual press folders for each location, with photographs and materials from day one. They were tossed. |
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Tangaroa
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10/10/2004
TOSSED????? Oh man, nothing hurts worse than that... I've had some similar experiences with Knott's... |
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ZuluMagoo
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10/12/2004
This is Mike's (aka TikiHula) pic from above for the Denver Trader Vics. Several years ago while I was researching Denver tiki establishments at the Western History Collection of the Denver Public Library, I found a lead to a newspaper article about one of those guardian tikis being stolen. I searched ALL variations of the date, but never had any luck finding the article in the Denver Post archives. The librarian must have made a typo when she was updating the card (dammit). Well at least now we have a visual to go with the story. Great find Mike! I have to wonder if the missing big guy is still floating around here in the Denver area? Cool end to the story if I could ever find it (I've looked). [ Edited by: ZuluMagoo on 2004-10-11 17:51 ] |
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10/12/2004
These are great!! Thanks for sharing, makes us one dimensional tiki peeps think about going two dimensional!!! - did i spell that right? |
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Sabu The Coconut Boy
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10/12/2004
Tangaroa - Thanks for posting more of that great conceptual artwork. That Polynesian Performance Hall is my favorite! Tiki Hula - Fantastic artwork on that scarf. I've got an actual photo postcard of that entrance to the San Juan, Puerto Rico Vics. Here it is, (Humuhumu, you're free to use this one and any of those artist renderings on your Critiki site if you'd like): |
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puamana
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11/13/2004
Here's a placemat from the Palm Beach Hawaiian Motor Lodge, FL : |
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Tangaroa
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11/14/2004
nice! keep 'em coming! |
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puamana
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11/27/2004
Here's a postcard from the Polynesian, Ocean Shores, WA: [ Edited by: puamana on 2005-01-19 09:28 ] |
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tikibars
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11/27/2004
Is that a drive-in restaurant in the center of the parking lot? :) |
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Tangaroa
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12/01/2004
Here are some more Enchanted Tiki Room concepts from Marc Davis - this time from 1968, during the design for Walt Disney World's Tiki Room: Florida's pre-show: Interior show: Conceptual idea - possibly shooting beams of light out of tiki god's head? Overlay on original Marc Davis sketch from 1963: Possible show scene from Florida's Jungle Cruise (never installed), 1968: |
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puamana
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12/01/2004
Tangaroa, all the Marc Davis and Dave Constable illustrations are just amazing ! Thanks for posting all of them. Tikibars, I think that building the the center of the parking lot of the Polynesian was where the restaurant was located, but no mention of a drive-in on the postcard....what a great idea that would have been ! |
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12/01/2004
WOW! Mark Davis artwork is always great. Tangaroa, do you have any more artwork from the original Enchanted Tiki Room? |
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12/02/2004
Here is a print of Don The Beachcomber's-International Marketplace-Waikiki. It is from a set of signed prints by Don Davey. The other 3 prints are Nuuanu Pali, Blowhole, and Hawaiian Sunset. They came in a presentation folder with a description of each print. High in a Banyan tree is "Tree for Two"-a bit of old Polynesia created by an International restauranteur. Providing just the right exotic and sheltered atmosphere for such an enterprise, the Banyon tree is a phenomenon. It begins it's life as a seed dropped from the branches of another tree and as it sprouts it sends it's roots down to the ground. A strange network of trunks and roots begins and this "vegetable octopus" has been known to develop as many as 350 large trunks and over 3000 small ones. |
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Tangaroa
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12/02/2004
I think some of you may have missed this post over on the Beyond Tiki threads, so here it is again: Here's some Polynesian themed art by the remarkable Mrs. Blair - enjoy! "Oh mystic powers - hear my call... [ Edited by: Tangaroa on 2004-12-02 13:29 ] |
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Tangaroa
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12/28/2004
Here's concept art for the Kon Tiki Inn, Arizona... |
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puamana
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01/19/2005
Here's another one : |
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tikiboy
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01/25/2005
HO'OMANAWANUI [ Edited by: tikiboy on 2005-01-25 00:11 ] |
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Sabu The Coconut Boy
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09/14/2005
Here's an artist's rendering of the Philadelphia Marriott, showing the A-frame entrance to the famous Kona Kai restaurant in the foreground: Sabu |
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ZuluMagoo
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11/01/2005
Here is a color version of the Hawaiian Village Motel in Myrtle Beach, SC (originally posted in B&W by Sabu, back on page 1). |
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Tangaroa
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11/03/2005
Some not-so-great artwork for a 1979 advertisement from Alvin's Fashions, in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida. Compare with a photo of the exterior: |
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Matt Reese
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11/03/2005
I can't get enough of this thread. Keep it coming! The Marc Davis stuff is wonderfull. |
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Basement Kahuna
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11/14/2005
Another killer thread from yesteryear... |
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Basement Kahuna
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11/17/2005
Haven't been through Ft. Walton...are the tikis still there? I couldn't picture anything that big leaving town unnoticed.. |
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11/17/2005
I like to look in the picture books. Cause reading hurts my brain. |