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a house on my street

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nomeus posted on 01/24/2014

wasnt sure which forum to post this in

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tikilongbeach posted on 01/24/2014

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

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4WDtiki posted on 01/25/2014

Hmm, not seein' any tikis...

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Pele Paul posted on 01/25/2014

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

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nomeus posted on 01/25/2014

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

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RevBambooBen posted on 01/25/2014

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

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Atomic Tiki Punk posted on 01/25/2014

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

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nomeus posted on 01/25/2014

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

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uncle trav posted on 01/25/2014

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

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nomeus posted on 01/26/2014

thats pretty great!

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christiki295 posted on 01/26/2014

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

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nomeus posted on 01/26/2014

miami

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bigbrotiki posted on 01/26/2014

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

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nomeus posted on 01/26/2014

hey, i dont see any tikis there :P

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bigbrotiki posted on 01/26/2014

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

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nomeus posted on 01/26/2014

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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