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bigbrotiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10558
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
|  Posted: 2012-10-04 12:19 pm Permalink
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On 2012-10-04 11:36, modbetty wrote:
I don't have high hopes for the interior at all,based on the photo of the gutted kitchen posted to the FB page on 9/27. Sounds like the local folks can't get any additional info about the closing either. First Pago Pago and now SoPa, say it ain't so, Massachusetts!
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Pure assumption, I say. The kitchen equipment might have been sold as a whole to some other Chinese operator, or taken by the family to open a new location, who knows. That stuff is generic and more re-usable. The urban archeologist does not accept certainty of annihilation of a place until proven otherwise.
I've heard stories like "...and the place stood locked up with all the decor inside for half a year until a new owner threw it all away"
And I've heard stories of "... this place was completely gutted within a day" - which one do you choose to believe? 
There is enough love for this place out there when looking at this thread - now put your professed love into action and go there and talk to neighbors and research how you can get inside.
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JOHN-O
Grand Member (first year) 
Joined: May 16, 2008
Posts: 2453
From: Dogtown, USA
| Posted: 2012-10-04 1:28 pm Permalink
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On 2010-08-16 17:24, Big Kahuna wrote:
I still haven't been to this place! Yes, I'm ashamed of myself. I have no excuse. It's not much more than a half hour away from me.
On 2012-10-04 12:19, bigbrotiki wrote:
...now put your professed love into action and go there and talk to neighbors and research how you can get inside.
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Big Kahuna, you have your Tiki marching orders. Dude, you're our closest TC agent. Step up !!
When you visit So Ca at the end of the month, you can either be greeted as a hero or as a zero.
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Big Kahuna
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Apr 11, 2007
Posts: 1908
From: SoMass
| Posted: 2012-10-04 1:33 pm Permalink
I have been there since that post & can attest the murals are (were) awesome. I will take a drive over there before the end of the weekend to see what's up. I'm not optimistic. They had some nice carved poles & a bunch of vintage lamps. I hope they didn't all end up in the dumpster! At least when Pago Pago closed, I was able to score some stuff at the auction. The Northeast Tiki is fading fast.
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Dustycajun
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Nov 16, 2007
Posts: 3916
From: Santa Barbara, CA
| Posted: 2012-10-04 5:22 pm Permalink
Go BK Go!
DC
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Big Kahuna
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Apr 11, 2007
Posts: 1908
From: SoMass
| Posted: 2012-10-05 2:07 pm Permalink
Well, I just returned from a visit to the South Pacific. After an hour & a half of this:
I arrived to find this:
There was no one around & I could see pretty much nothing through the door. I called & left a message with the real estate agent. I will make a nuisance of myself until I get in to at least take some pictures. Another TC member has made an inquiry, as well. I will update as information becomes available. Newton is a wealthy town, hopefully stuff doesn't get scooped up by someone with more money than brains.
Rick
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Or Got Rum?
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 29, 2009
Posts: 289
From: Wisconsin
| Posted: 2012-10-05 2:11 pm Permalink
GO BK GO...great response time...GOOD LUCK!
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mike and marie
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Jun 24, 2008
Posts: 73 | Posted: 2012-10-09 7:50 pm Permalink
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On 2012-10-02 14:57, modbetty wrote:
I just heard the news myself and am so so so bummed. Looks like they've already gutted the place as well.
There's a Facebook Page for anyone who wants to mourn along with me.
https://www.facebook.com/southpacificmemorial
Anyone wanna meet up at the Bali Hi?
[ This Message was edited by: modbetty 2012-10-02 14:58 ]
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NO!!!!!!!
No to the horrid news, that is, not to the idea of meeting up at the Bali Hai!! This is really sad news. Why o why?
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bigbrotiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10558
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2012-10-09 11:55 pm Permalink
Thank you for your work, Rick. This does look kind of barren, but keep on digging. WHO will take the sign?
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