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Polynesian Murals and Dioramas - Vintage & Other |
bigbrotiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10562
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
|  Posted: 2012-11-12 10:51 pm Permalink
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On 2012-11-12 21:09, Dustycajun wrote:
Picked up this old postcard showing the Hawaiian Dining Room at the Old Hearst Ranch in Pleasanton, CA
The mural is from a Matson menu.
Back of the card describes the exotic dishes brought back from the South Sea Islands.
The really decked the place out in bamboo.
DC
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Learning something new on TC every other day!: I knew and have been to Hearst Castle and its surrounding lands, but never heard of this place. apparently, it was a very popular tourist destination at some point:
 
 
Being a recreational place, it apparently shared California's early affinity to the Pacific islands:
...and now DC's postcard find proves again that at some point, hardly any Californian hospitality business could avoid being part of the Polynesian craze - even a "dude ranch" 
DC, since it's in your neighborhood, have you been?
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TikiTie
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Joined: May 24, 2012
Posts: 69
From: 'bonedale, CO
| Posted: 2012-11-13 09:27 am Permalink
Here are a few murals from Adrift, a newer bar in Denver, CO. These are from www.critiki.com and their facebook page. I'll try and take some pictures next time I'm down there.
...and my favorite
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creativenative
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Joined: Feb 17, 2012
Posts: 74
From: Island of O'ahu
| Posted: 2013-02-11 8:05 pm Permalink
GREAT Thread!!!!!
I've seen great Tiki murals on film in the background. Always wanted to know if they are real and where they come from and I've learn a lot from you tikiphiles on Tiki Central and from this thread. For fun I'ld like to post some screen captures of these murals shortly but first I like to reply to TikiTie above. Your favorite mural above is actually a copy of one of my favorite South Seas or Tiki movie promo images and for sure the best image of Brando's "Mutiny". We have the same taste TikiTie. Here are a couple of posters of the film. All European which usual make the best versions of film posters.
Spanish 1 sheet:
Italian 4 sheet (my favorite):
Smaller Italian film poster with color promo photograph from the studio of which is the inspiration or original of the paintings.
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creativenative
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Joined: Feb 17, 2012
Posts: 74
From: Island of O'ahu
| Posted: 2013-02-11 11:18 pm Permalink
Here's some screen captures of my favorite mural, the Eugene Savage mixed painting from different Matson cruise lines menus found in the Waldorf Vancouver. Anybody know if this was a repaint by Savage or by someone else? Today with a computer someone can combine the paintings and reprint it but I don't know how old this mural is.
Here in CHIPWRECKED:
In everyone's favorite Tiki movie to hate, THE EXPERTS with Travolta who married part Hawaiian beauty Kelly Preston:
and in THE PLEDGE here with Aaron Eckhart:
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GROG
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Joined: Jun 21, 2006
Posts: 6184
From: Tujunga
| Posted: 2013-02-11 11:35 pm Permalink
Eugene Savage, not Salvage.
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creativenative
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Joined: Feb 17, 2012
Posts: 74
From: Island of O'ahu
| Posted: 2013-02-11 11:55 pm Permalink
Good catch Grog. How embarrassing. Better salvage my post and edit now .
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Sweet Daddy Tiki
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Joined: Jul 20, 2003
Posts: 1026
From: Edmonton
| Posted: 2013-02-12 12:17 am Permalink
The Waldorf mural is by Peter Hopkinson (based on Eugene Savage's work)
Interesting article here.
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creativenative
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Joined: Feb 17, 2012
Posts: 74
From: Island of O'ahu
| Posted: 2013-02-12 01:39 am Permalink
Thanks for the info. Sweet Daddy.
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TropicDrinkBoy
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Joined: Feb 27, 2011
Posts: 155 | Posted: 2013-02-12 01:41 am Permalink
BigBroTiki,
The Hearst's Ranch was located in the east San Francisco bay area. W. R. Hearst's mother had an estate in Pleasanton, Ca. Evidently it became a Polynesian Dude Ranch some time after her passing, perhaps in keeping with the Parker Ranch on the Big Island. Her house eventually became a country club "club house" that burned down in the 1969. A new club house was built on the foundation and is in use today.
I've lived in the area over 10 years and never heard about the dude ranch. That area is all high end subdivisions and the country club now. I finally have a reason to go to the local historical museum to see if I can learn more!
Just did a web search and found a complete history of the property. The dude ranch phase was just a 12 year footnote in long and colorful history: http://www.bunnweb.org/histdect/9-29-05.htm . It was in operation from 1940-1952.
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