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| California Tiki Architecture (page 4) |
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| Tahitian Village Apartments Reseda, CA |
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| The Tahitian Village Apartments were built in 1964. [map] |
| former Bahooka Rosemead, CA |
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| The Bahooka restaurant opened in 1967 in West Covina. This was the second location, built in 1976. The two restaurants were consolidated in 1980. The lush interior features a shipwreck theme with bamboo, tortoise shells, nautical artifacts, and over 100 aquariums. The restaurant closed in 2013. In 2015, the place reopened as the Moonlight Restaurant & Bar. It closed in 2016. In 2017, the restaurant reopened as the Cinnabar. By 2019, it was housing the King's Table. By 2022, it was housing Boston Lobster. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, and 4. [map] |
| former Trader Island San Bernardino, CA |
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| Trader Island opened sometime in the mid-1960s. In 1970, it became Edwin Tan's Chinese Gardens. In 1975, it became the Imperial Palace Inn. Then in the mid-1980s, it became the Mandarin Garden. In 2008, the building housed the Scorpions Sports Bar & Grill. By 2013, the building was vacant. The exterior's hanging lamps and tiki details on the exposed beams have been removed. In 2016, fencing was installed around the building. The building remains vacant. [map] |
| Tiki Bob San Francisco, CA |
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| The Tiki Bob restaurant opened here in 1955 and this sculpture was installed then. The restaurant closed in 1983 but the sculpture remained. The building now houses the Honey Honey Cafe. After being painted different colors for decades, it was restored to the original colors in 2019. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Kona Kai Apartments San Gabriel, CA |
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| The Kona Kai Apartments were built in 1962. The complex features lots of original tiki details. [map] |
| Kahlua Apartments San Gabriel, CA |
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| The Kahlua Apartments were built in 1965. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Islander Apartments Santa Ana, CA |
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| The Islander Apartments were built in 1962. [map] |
| apartment building Santa Monica, CA |
Chef's Hat South El Monte, CA |
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This apartment building was with the totem detail was built in 1964. [map]
The Chef's Hat restaurant was probably built in the 1960s. [map] |
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California Tiki (page 1) |
California Tiki (page 2) |
California Tiki (page 3) |
California Tiki (page 5) |
San Diego Tiki |
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Tiki (page 1) |
Tiki (page 2) |
Tiki (page 3) |
Tiki (page 4) |
Tiki Links |
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