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B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Tue, Oct 16, 2007 10:17 AM ...a Tiki Lounge must-have, an important piece of Tiki history, a relic to be worshipped...what more can I say: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=180169102340&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=008
B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Fri, Oct 19, 2007 10:53 AM On 2007-10-16 10:17, bigbrotiki wrote: ...what more can I say: ...other than perhaps show this now historic shot of me in front one of the original Covarrubias murals in 1992, when they were still hanging at the San Francisco Port World Trade Center. Already then, the "Art Forms" map was not among them, because it went missing in the 40s, when it was not returned from the NY Museum of Modern Art (who the maps were loaned to after the Treasure Island Expo had been dismantled). In the late 90s, the city took these maps down too to renovate the building, and nothing has ever been heard from them since!
I ikitnrev Tiki Socialite D.C. / Virginia Joined: Jul 27, 2002 Posts: 1325	I ikitnrev Posted posted on Fri, Oct 19, 2007 12:12 PM In the late 90s, the city took these maps down too to renovate the building, and nothing has ever been heard from them since! They are currently on display in Mexico ..... see following link http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=1865&forum=1&start=last&8 Vern
B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Fri, Oct 19, 2007 2:06 PM Vern, great news! You are the master of Tiki intel, there's not one Tiki article that escapes your eagle eye (search engine?), thank you for enriching Tiki Central with your finds.

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bigbrotiki Posted posted on Tue, Oct 16, 2007 10:17 AM

...a Tiki Lounge must-have, an important piece of Tiki history, a relic to be worshipped...what more can I say:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=180169102340&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=008

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bigbrotiki Posted posted on Fri, Oct 19, 2007 10:53 AM

On 2007-10-16 10:17, bigbrotiki wrote:
...what more can I say:

...other than perhaps show this now historic shot of me in front one of the original Covarrubias murals in 1992, when they were still hanging at the San Francisco Port World Trade Center.

Already then, the "Art Forms" map was not among them, because it went missing in the 40s, when it was not returned from the NY Museum of Modern Art (who the maps were loaned to after the Treasure Island Expo had been dismantled).

In the late 90s, the city took these maps down too to renovate the building, and nothing has ever been heard from them since!

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ikitnrev Posted posted on Fri, Oct 19, 2007 12:12 PM

In the late 90s, the city took these maps down too to renovate the building, and nothing has ever been heard from them since!

They are currently on display in Mexico ..... see following link
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=1865&forum=1&start=last&8

Vern

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bigbrotiki Posted posted on Fri, Oct 19, 2007 2:06 PM

Vern, great news!

You are the master of Tiki intel, there's not one Tiki article that escapes your eagle eye (search engine?), thank you for enriching Tiki Central with your finds.