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a house on my street

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N

wasnt sure which forum to post this in

Looks like the type of brick that Frank Lloyd Wright liked to create.

4

Hmm, not seein' any tikis...

PP

Do you live near Aztec Ruins???? wow that's crazy!!!!

N

Not any tikis but it has that exotic feel. I know this site isn't 100% tiki.

We should make a mold of it for the walls in your bar and paint it all Tapa Clothy! :wink:

Definitely Ancient South American with a splash of Mid Century.
time to sacrifice a virgin, anyone know any?

N

rev ben, i totally agree! i talked to the owner briefly, i dont think he would mind. the house is really really sweet...all linear and 50s modern

Cool house !! The tiles are kinda reminiscent of the ones on the Mauna Loa Detroit. The image is tinted to show the detail.

N

thats pretty great!

Definitely either by, or inspired by, Frank Lloyd Wright.
Where is this house located. Wright was very active in both LA and Chicago.

N

miami

It's called Mayan Revival style:

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=34744&forum=1&vpost=502720

One of my favorite architects of the style in America was Robert Stacy-Judd:

I love his Aztec Hotel from 1924. So I photographed it and made this little slideshow with the pics:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-CeO2q0_70

Soundtrack by Elizabeth Waldo

N

hey, i dont see any tikis there :P

That's why I never posted about it on Tiki Central, it was you who asked the question :)

N

i was goofin on 4WDtiki since he said no tikis here :wink:

that aztec is really awesome though. the original name for the contemporary resort hotel at disney world was the aztec but obviously was changed

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