Vintage Rattan Fans....Check this out! - Collecting Tiki

8T 8FT Tiki Tiki Socialite Kansas City, MO Joined: Nov 30, 2003 Posts: 1411	8T 8FT Tiki Posted posted on Thu, Dec 11, 2003 5:48 PM Hello to all. Just thought you might like to see a cool new find of ours. (Although it is miniscule in comparison with the 8FT Tiki we introduced to you a few days ago.)Did you miss that story? Go to the Main Topic Forum and read about the Discovery and restoration of our Oceanic Arts 8FT Tiki. He's so cool and with the snow on the ground here now we are sure glad he's inside now. OK Back to the other business. We ran across a very neat vintage matchbook from a place called the Tropic Shop. It was originally located in Indianapolis at 2235 N. Meridian. They featured "Modern Rattan" and the brand we love.....TROPITAN!!!! The sales slogan was "Modern Modes for Relaxed Living". Can you imagine walking into that store? WOW! Check out the drawing of the storefront. I am so curious. Is that building still there??? Do we have any members of TC that are from the area or will pass through over the holidays? If so will someone please go to the address and see what is at the site? Enjoy the photos!! [ Edited by: 8FT Tiki on 2003-12-11 17:52 ] [ Edited by: 8FT Tiki 2008-05-10 17:33 ]
BK Basement Kahuna Tiki Socialite Jawja Province, Isle of North America Joined: Oct 14, 2002 Posts: 3618	BK Basement Kahuna Posted posted on Fri, Dec 12, 2003 6:34 PM Neat matchbook....would love to step back and visit the place.
T tikifish Member Toronto,Canada Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2720	T tikifish Posted posted on Fri, Dec 12, 2003 8:16 PM This looks like one of those places you see now, and it's a porn shop or something, and you think ' I wonder what this was way back when?' Damn that is one sweet looking place. Thanks for the pic. 8 foot tiki, you are definitley an asset to Tiki Central!

8T

8FT Tiki Posted posted on Thu, Dec 11, 2003 5:48 PM

Hello to all. Just thought you might like to see a cool new find of ours. (Although it is
miniscule in comparison with the 8FT Tiki we introduced to you a few days ago.)Did you miss that story? Go to the Main Topic Forum and read about the Discovery and restoration of our Oceanic Arts 8FT Tiki. He's so cool and with the snow on the ground here now we are sure glad he's inside now.
OK Back to the other business. We ran across a very neat vintage matchbook from a place called the Tropic Shop. It was originally located in Indianapolis at 2235 N. Meridian. They featured "Modern Rattan"
and the brand we love.....TROPITAN!!!!
The sales slogan was "Modern Modes for Relaxed Living".
Can you imagine walking into that store?
WOW! Check out the drawing of the storefront. I am so curious. Is that building still there??? Do we have any members of TC that are from the area or will
pass through over the holidays? If so will someone please go to the address and see what is at the site? Enjoy the photos!!

[ Edited by: 8FT Tiki on 2003-12-11 17:52 ]

[ Edited by: 8FT Tiki 2008-05-10 17:33 ]

BK

Basement Kahuna Posted posted on Fri, Dec 12, 2003 6:34 PM

Neat matchbook....would love to step back and visit the place.

T

tikifish Posted posted on Fri, Dec 12, 2003 8:16 PM

This looks like one of those places you see now, and it's a porn shop or something, and you think ' I wonder what this was way back when?'

Damn that is one sweet looking place. Thanks for the pic. 8 foot tiki, you are definitley an asset to Tiki Central!