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Tiki Bob's # 2 Before
San Francisco, California
Tiki Bob's # 2 After
San Francisco, California
Two Moai
Hollywood, California
Tiki Joint
Palm Springs, California
Tiki Joint
Palm Springs, California
Fu's Place
Los Angeles, California
Hula's Island Grill
Santa Cruz, California
Lakanuki
Mammoth Lakes, California
Bali-Hai Motel
Yakima, Washington
Bamboo Hut
San Francisco, California
Kan Tiki's
San Francisco, California
Lakanuki stools
Mammoth Lakes, California
Lakanuki
Mammoth Lakes, California
Lakanuki
Mammoth Lakes, California
Trader Vic's
San Francisco, California
Tiki prize
San Francisco, California
Tiki torch
St Augustine, Florida
Tiki bar
del Coronado Island, San Diego, California

Decorative party napkin assortment.

Former Tiki Hut Bar with engraved plaster wall designs.
San Francisco, California


Side door to the former Tiki Hut Bar with engraved plaster wall designs.
San Francisco, California
Neon sign with hut and palm tree at the former Tiki Hut Bar with engraved plaster wall designs.
San Francisco, California




Moai Easter Island
Bali-Hai restaurant
Santiago, Chile
Tiki Up woodie
Santa Cruz, California
Tiki Up door lock
Tiki Up warning!
Tiki Up antena
Tiki Up shift lever
Flaming Tiki
Flaming Tiki with impaled surfers.
Tiki surfers cloth.
Close-up of incised tropical design.



Easter Island Moai
Tiki Up woodie




Tiki game, Penny Arcade
Santa Cruz, California
Tiki game, Penny Arcade
Santa Cruz, California
Tiki Bar, Washington, DC
Moai, Washington, DC