Marina Palms, Seal Beach, CA (apartments) - Locating Tiki

K kenbo-jitsu Tiki Socialite Southern CA Joined: Jul 27, 2011 Posts: 367	K kenbo-jitsu Posted posted on Sat, Jun 8, 2013 10:44 AM Name:Marina Palms Type:apartments Street:350 Marina Drive City:Seal Beach State:CA Zip:90740 country:USA Phone: Status:operational Description:
K kenbo-jitsu Tiki Socialite Southern CA Joined: Jul 27, 2011 Posts: 367	K kenbo-jitsu Posted posted on Sat, Jun 8, 2013 10:48 AM This is just a little housekeeping. I think this apartment building deserves an entry in the Locating Tiki forum with its address, etc. so people can find it. The thread below contains lots of information including photographs. I wish that thread could be pasted in its entirety into this one but a link is the next best thing. http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=31260&forum=1 Marina Palms is a quick 4-minute drive from the Don the Beachcomber in Huntington Beach. [ Edited by: kenbo-jitsu 2013-06-08 10:53 ]
RD Rum Dog Grand Member (7 years) Canyon Hills, CA Joined: Dec 07, 2010 Posts: 318	RD Rum Dog Posted posted on Wed, Sep 6, 2017 6:27 PM Looks the original name was the Marina Lanai Article about the apartment. https://sbfoundersday.wordpress.com/2017/09/06/tdisbh249/ (Cut & paste article in case link goes bad in future.) September 6th in Seal Beach History Posted on September 6, 2017 by Michael Dobkins On this date in 1964, the Marina Lanai Apartments ran this ad in the Long Beach Independent. The apartment building was constructed in 1962 and had its open house launch on December 2nd, 1962. The new apartments were modern and up-to-date with Medallion all-electric kitchens, all the latest appliances, sound proofing, a built-in vacuum, and FM background music systems. The inner courtyard had an oversized swimming pool and recreation facilities. Another selling point 1962 was the proximity to the relatively new Long Beach Marina, which was opened in 1957 (and motivated the changing the name of this section of Bolsa Avenue to Marina Drive.) The main attraction of the building for kids in the neighborhood was two tall Tiki totems and Tiki torches with gas jet flames stationed on either side of the steps to the main entrance. That and playing hide-and-go-seek in the ungated subterranean garage. The Tiki totems and torches are gone, but the Marina Lanai apartments are still there at 350 Marina Drive (They call it Marina Palms). And, if you examine the front facade of today’s building, you’ll find a few subtle nods to the building’s exotic Tiki decor of yesteryear.

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kenbo-jitsu Posted posted on Sat, Jun 8, 2013 10:44 AM

Name:Marina Palms
Type:apartments
Street:350 Marina Drive
City:Seal Beach
State:CA
Zip:90740
country:USA
Phone:
Status:operational

Description:

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kenbo-jitsu Posted posted on Sat, Jun 8, 2013 10:48 AM

This is just a little housekeeping. I think this apartment building deserves an entry in the Locating Tiki forum with its address, etc. so people can find it.
The thread below contains lots of information including photographs. I wish that thread could be pasted in its entirety into this one but a link is the next best thing.

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=31260&forum=1

Marina Palms is a quick 4-minute drive from the Don the Beachcomber in Huntington Beach.

[ Edited by: kenbo-jitsu 2013-06-08 10:53 ]

RD

Rum Dog Posted posted on Wed, Sep 6, 2017 6:27 PM

Looks the original name was the Marina Lanai

Article about the apartment.
https://sbfoundersday.wordpress.com/2017/09/06/tdisbh249/

(Cut & paste article in case link goes bad in future.)

September 6th in Seal Beach History
Posted on September 6, 2017 by Michael Dobkins
On this date in 1964, the Marina Lanai Apartments ran this ad in the Long Beach Independent.

The apartment building was constructed in 1962 and had its open house launch on December 2nd, 1962. The new apartments were modern and up-to-date with Medallion all-electric kitchens, all the latest appliances, sound proofing, a built-in vacuum, and FM background music systems. The inner courtyard had an oversized swimming pool and recreation facilities. Another selling point 1962 was the proximity to the relatively new Long Beach Marina, which was opened in 1957 (and motivated the changing the name of this section of Bolsa Avenue to Marina Drive.)

The main attraction of the building for kids in the neighborhood was two tall Tiki totems and Tiki torches with gas jet flames stationed on either side of the steps to the main entrance. That and playing hide-and-go-seek in the ungated subterranean garage.

The Tiki totems and torches are gone, but the Marina Lanai apartments are still there at 350 Marina Drive (They call it Marina Palms). And, if you examine the front facade of today’s building, you’ll find a few subtle nods to the building’s exotic Tiki decor of yesteryear.