eBay: Old 50's Restaurant Design Book - Canlis Broiler Included

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T tikifish Member Toronto,Canada Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2720	T tikifish Posted posted on Sun, Dec 5, 2004 8:16 AM http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4509690978&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT I picked up this cool 50's restaurant architecture and design book - there's 2 sections on 2 different Canlis Broilers (pic of one with the big tiki in the pics section) plus lots of other great old restaurants from around the world, but mostly US. Check out the pci of La Concha - it is shaped like a giant conch shell!
P puamana Member Seattle, WA Joined: Aug 02, 2002 Posts: 290	P puamana Posted posted on Sun, Dec 5, 2004 10:19 AM Tikifish, Thanks for posting pics and info on this ! I have a Honolulu Canlis menu with a drawing of that tiki on the cover, but that's the first photo I've seen of it actually in the restaurant . The other Canlis here in Seattle is the only one that is still open (there was one in Portland and San Francisco at one time, too). Love that La Concha restaurant pic !
B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Sun, Dec 5, 2004 10:57 AM Wow, what a lamp collection!!! And where was that La Concha style dining room, I have never seen it in any other photos. The Seattle Canlis was considered (in it's original state) even more swank. But I guess it is blanded out now? The fate of this, the Waikiki Canlis was quite ironic, it turned into the local police station before it was torn down.
T tikifish Member Toronto,Canada Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2720	T tikifish Posted posted on Sun, Dec 5, 2004 5:55 PM La Concha was in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Truly an amazing looking place!
B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Mon, Dec 6, 2004 12:57 PM Oh, I actually meant the La Concha Hotel Lobby building in Las Vegas, with the BEST resin mosaic sign behind the front desk.... Do you have pix of the one you mentioned?
K Kailuageoff Member Honolulu Lounge,Lewes, DE Joined: Mar 27, 2002 Posts: 1506	K Kailuageoff Posted posted on Mon, Dec 6, 2004 3:29 PM TikiFish, Since you are so into mid-century modern architecture, I was wondering if you know of any sources for early 60's house plans? There is house in a 1962 issue of Better Homes and Gardens we really like.
T tikifish Member Toronto,Canada Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2720	T tikifish Posted posted on Mon, Dec 6, 2004 3:38 PM I have TONS of MCM house plans. Do you have a picture of the house, or floorplans? Are you looking for blueprints?
T thejab Grand Member (1 year) Tradewinds Apartments, Alameda, CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2992	T thejab Posted posted on Mon, Dec 6, 2004 5:52 PM On 2004-12-05 10:57, bigbrotiki wrote: The Seattle Canlis was considered (in it's original state) even more swank. But I guess it is blanded out now? Very much so. See TOUR on their web site for the boring "tasteful" new look. http://www.canlis.com
STCB Sabu The Coconut Boy Tiki Socialite Carson, California Joined: Aug 20, 2002 Posts: 2813	STCB Sabu The Coconut Boy Posted posted on Sat, Dec 5, 2009 2:47 AM Another "La Concha" style building. This one is the Restaurant "Los Manantialer" in Xochimilco, Mexico, designed by architect Felix Candela. [ Edited by: Sabu The Coconut Boy 2009-12-05 02:55 ]
B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Sat, Dec 5, 2009 9:12 AM Man oh man....dreamy!
BK Big Kahuna Member SoMass Joined: Apr 11, 2007 Posts: 2486	BK Big Kahuna Posted posted on Sat, Dec 5, 2009 9:51 AM Does anyone know the title of this book?
STCB Sabu The Coconut Boy Tiki Socialite Carson, California Joined: Aug 20, 2002 Posts: 2813	STCB Sabu The Coconut Boy Posted posted on Sun, Dec 6, 2009 3:21 PM Hi Kahuna, Sorry. No idea what book those original pictures came from. I probably should have written down the title from the ebay auction back in 2004.

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