Tiki Central / Locating Tiki
Royal Hawaiian, Huntington beach, CA (apartments)
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ZuluMagoo
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04/25/2008
Name:Royal Hawaiian Description: |
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bigtikidude
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04/25/2008
Damn I just saw this place last week. was gonna shot it soon, ya beat me to it man, good job. Jeff(bigtikidude) |
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04/25/2008
WHY DID THEY PAINT THE TIKIS YELLOW ???? Great place, someone needs to retore it right tho'. Kudos for the sign restoration. I agree. How far from the ocean is this place ? |
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ZuluMagoo
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04/25/2008
2 blocks to the sand and surf, it is in the 200 block just north of Pacific Coast hwy. |
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tikiyaki
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04/25/2008
Well.....next year, when the kid graduates, and I move the hell outta the valley, if I move to HB, I'll seek this place out. It's either that of the TIKI APTS in REDONDO ! I've committed myself to living as close to the ocean as possible, the next time I move. I wonder how much rents are in this place. Do you have your TIKIYAKI ORCHESTRA CD YET ? [ Edited by: tikiyaki 2008-04-25 10:33 ] |
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04/25/2008
Great one, Mike! What the hell were we doing in Long Beach! :) Dang, I wish I would have caught this place when the sign was still original. I think that head looks like King Kukulele. |
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My guess is that the tiki's and bamboo where showing a little age and they didn't know what else to do but paint. A little brown wash and drybrush would bring them way back to life! |
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Luckydesigns
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05/31/2013
Went by this place after my morning surf. Still looks amazing. |
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bigbrotiki
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05/31/2013
Definitely one of the last Tiki villages kept pretty much in original condition, considering the times.
[ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2013-05-31 14:07 ] |
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Hale Tiki
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06/01/2013
Tell them what your caption was on Instagram. Because it was really funny. |
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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06/01/2013
Exeter asked that I convey this message: "Now that is Tiki!" |
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Luckydesigns
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06/01/2013
Okay, because I have the ability to swallow my pride, here's what I posted to Instagram earlier: "After my morning surf this (uh) morning, I stumbled upon the Royal Hawaiian Apartments in Huntington Beach. I CAN'T believe I have never seen this place before. It's probably just like the time, in the early days of Tiki Central, when I discovered Sam's Seafood.... And everyone played along asking me more and more about the place like they had never heard of it before. Like I was some big shot urban archeologist (remember, this was in the EARLY days of TC)... Anyway, I was super excited to find this place! Great way to start a Friday. Oh, and the waves were pretty fun too!" So there you go, I've lived in Newport Beach/ Costa Mesa for 35 years. Is there ANYTHING else that I have missed?? I don't know how this place escaped me for so long. And yeah, Sven, like you said, the place is still very much as it would have been when it was built. Doubly exciting to me was that 1960 Thunderbird parked in one of the car ports. Just as it may have been in the early '60s. By the way, see more pics and follow us on Instagram @theHulaGirls |
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