Description: THIS is a Vintage WAIKIKIAN HOTEL / Tahitian Lanai Vintage MATCHBOOK and Paper NAPKIN THE WAIKIKIAN : HAWAII'S MOST UNUSUAL HOTEL. The Waikikian Hotel, right on the beach & lagoon at Waikiki, was a long-time touristy institution on Oahu. The Waikikian housed the Tahitian Lanai restaurant and Papeete Bar; all three opened in 1956. The hotel is instantly recognized by its unusual lobby, a dramatically stylized A-frame fashioned from a massive hyperbolic paraboloid, designed by architect Pete Wimberley. Much of the decorative carving and other touches were from Edward Brownlee. The grounds also included tiki-spotted gardens, and the lobby housed a gallery of black velvet Leeteg paintings. The Waikikian closed in 1996; in 2006, development is underway to open a 38-story timeshare as part of the nearby Hilton Hawaiian Village complex. The new tower will be called "Waikikian." When we were asked to design the Waikikian, as a small but rather up-market hotel, for Mr. Fred Dailey and the Los Angeles Athletic Club, we felt that it was incumbent upon us to provide an architecture that was an expression of the culture of the Islands and, further, an architecture of signature. As a Waikiki hotel, the building’s primary users would be people attracted to the idea of Polynesia–informality, tropical landscaping, Pacific arts and crafts, and architecture appropriate to the climate, if not authentic reproduction of native habitat. The Tahitian Lanai and Papette Bar was located in the Waikikian Hotel on the beautiful island of Oahu. Spence Weaver opened the restaurant after falling in love with a dancer he met while on vacation in Tahiti. And, it worked - she later became his wife. Weaver brought on Bob Bryant, founder of San Francisco’s Tiki Bob’s. With decor flown in from Tahiti, palm trees and pareu-clad “maidens”, the restaurant tried to give the guests an authentic South Seas experience. Diners could sit poolside surrounded by tiki torches, in private huts, or in the main dining room. Exotic Polynesian drinks were served along side a menu of traditional Tahitian dishes, although they were also known for the eggs benedict. The Tahitian Lanai, and the Waikikian Hotel, opened in 1956 and closed 40 years later. The Tahitian Lanai, and its Papeete Bar, were located in the Waikikian hotel, right on the beach at Waikiki on Oahu. They opened on October 1, 1956. Spence Weaver, of Spencecliff Restaurants, operated the restaurant, and Bob Bryant, founder of Tiki Bob's in San Francisco, was hired to manage the restaurant. Bob Bryant said of the Waikikian and Tahitiian Lanai, "Before leaving the Mainland for the first time, everybody has his own dream of what Hawaii and Tahiti will be like. In designing this hotel-restaurant complex, we tried to fulfill those ideas. We tried to make this a 'dream Tahiti' instead of just a duplicate of the real island." The restaurant housed 40 tikis, including a large Marquesan that was purported to be at least 200 years old, and a number of black velvet Leeteg paintings. Diners could sit poolside surrounded by tiki torches, in private huts named after Tahitian Royalty (like the Queen Pōmare IV Hut or Prince Hinoi Hut), or in the main dining room. The Waikikian closed in 1996, and the items from the hotel and restaurant were sold in an auction that took place at the Tahitian Lanai. SHIRT in good condition but EXAMINE PHOTOS CAREFULLY TO DETERMINE THE CONDITION FOR YOURSELF. PLEASE EXAMINE PHOTOS CAREFULLY TO SEE DETAILS. .
Price: 19.99 USD
Location: Kailua Kona, Hawaii
End Time: 2024-04-02T14:44:02.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
Product Images
Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
