Malibu Riviera Motel - General Tiki

JB joe b Member Joined: Jun 29, 2003 Posts: 1	JB joe b Posted posted on Sun, Jun 29, 2003 9:50 AM Has anyone seen the Malibu Riviera Motel on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu? I was looking at a book, Architectural Presentation in Opaque Watercolor by Chris Choate, 1960. Choate was the architect who teamed with Cliff May in the 50s to help design May's popular modern prefab ranch homes through out the west. Choate, who was trained at USC and later taught at UCLA, was heavily influenced by Japanese design. Choate designed the Malibu Riviera Motel in the late-50s. His drawing of the motel in the book resemble a tiki-asian resort. Is it still that way? I looked on the web and found listings for it in Malibu, but no pictures
C christiki295 Member LA-2547 mls east Hawaii &5500 Easter Is Joined: Apr 09, 2003 Posts: 3837	C christiki295 Posted posted on Fri, Jul 4, 2003 1:26 AM You may wish to contact SpaceAgeCity(.com). He is somewhat of a modern architecture expert and has researched numerous sites pursuant to his photosafari of Los Angeles County.
C CaseyJPS Member Palm Springs Joined: May 14, 2003 Posts: 184	C CaseyJPS Posted posted on Mon, Jul 14, 2003 11:07 PM Joe B- There are mid-century arhcitecture groups that could probably answer your questions. We have one in Palm Springs called PS ModCom. Our President was (and is) very involved int he L.A. committee as wel. Drop me an email and I'll give you his contact info.

JB

joe b Posted posted on Sun, Jun 29, 2003 9:50 AM

Has anyone seen the Malibu Riviera Motel on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu?

I was looking at a book, Architectural Presentation in Opaque Watercolor by Chris Choate, 1960. Choate was the architect who teamed with Cliff May in the 50s to help design May's popular modern prefab ranch homes through out the west. Choate, who was trained at USC and later taught at UCLA, was heavily influenced by Japanese design.

Choate designed the Malibu Riviera Motel in the late-50s. His drawing of the motel in the book resemble a tiki-asian resort.

Is it still that way? I looked on the web and found listings for it in Malibu, but no pictures

C

christiki295 Posted posted on Fri, Jul 4, 2003 1:26 AM

You may wish to contact SpaceAgeCity(.com).

He is somewhat of a modern architecture expert and has researched numerous sites pursuant to his photosafari of Los Angeles County.

C

CaseyJPS Posted posted on Mon, Jul 14, 2003 11:07 PM

Joe B-

There are mid-century arhcitecture groups that could probably answer your questions. We have one in Palm Springs called PS ModCom. Our President was (and is) very involved int he L.A. committee as wel. Drop me an email and I'll give you his contact info.