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Bali-Hai Motel, Yakima, WA (motel) |
woofmutt
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 26, 2002
Posts: 2584
From: Seattilite Telstar
|  Posted: 2006-01-04 12:30 pm Permalink
Name:Bali-Hai Motel
Type:motel
Street:710 N 1st St
City:Yakima
State:WA
Zip:98901
country:USA
Phone:509-452-7178
Status:operational
Description:
Older single level \"court\" style motel.
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woofmutt
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 26, 2002
Posts: 2584
From: Seattilite Telstar
| Posted: 2006-01-04 12:40 pm Permalink
I found this motel a couple years ago when looking over Yakima for anything Tiki. As it turned out the only thing Tiki in Yakima seemed to be the Bali-Hai Motel, and the only thing outwardly Tiki about the Bali-Hai was it's very cool neon sign . The postage stamp sized lobby had some remnants of former low key Tiki decor. The then manager was very friendly, and gave me one of the reproduction postcards he had on hand of the Bali-Hai in it's early days.
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Humuhumu
Grand Member (5 years) 
Joined: Aug 22, 2002
Posts: 3536
From: San Francisco
| Posted: 2006-01-04 12:43 pm Permalink
That's a great sign! Do you have any way to post the postcard?
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woofmutt
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 26, 2002
Posts: 2584
From: Seattilite Telstar
| Posted: 2006-01-04 12:57 pm Permalink
Someday...But it's not as interesting as the above link to Seth Gaine's photo of the sign.
(PS: After seeing your post on the amzing Safari Restaurant sign I was looking up info and came across the Bali-Hai photo.)
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tikibars
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Joined: Apr 11, 2002
Posts: 2014
From: Aku Hall, Chicago
| Posted: 2007-01-10 7:06 pm Permalink
Woofmutt is on the ball.
I have included this place in TRT 2, and was bummed that the photos I have of the lovely colorful sign would not be reproduced in color. Thought I'd post the color version here, and viola - I find that the 'mutt beat me to it.
Well - here's another pic of the place, in color, and look for the b/w version in TRT 2 this spring...
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VampiressRN
Grand Member (5 years)
Joined: Nov 23, 2006
Posts: 5086
From: Sin City Lincoln Hills (NorCal)
| Posted: 2007-01-11 7:01 pm Permalink
Wow...seems a little pricey (if I am reading the sign right) $2700/person/week with discount? The sign is fabulous in neon. 
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dogbytes
Grand Member (8 years) 
Joined: Mar 24, 2002
Posts: 2240
From: seattle, wa
| Posted: 2007-01-11 7:45 pm Permalink
its Yakima for heaven's sake.. $27 / night. thats just a little over a dollar an hour! wonder if they DO rent hourly.. woof?
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