Post #307466 by Tom Slick on Sat, May 19, 2007 2:33 AM

On 2007-05-18 10:49, Digitiki wrote:
It's about losing an icon--both in terms of tiki (which we love) and an L.A. landmark. It is a loss and people express their feelings differnetly; Some are apathetic, some are angry, some are militant, some are just sad. But for god sakes, its not about land use rights...ultimately. Its about the loss of a beloved Los Angeles icon.

Preach it brother Digi!
That's what I've been trying to say all along...
And Swanky, your right...It is sickening that we(Californian's) have lost one of the last(if not, thee actual last) continually operated mid century exotic/tiki business(es) in California. You may or may not understand this but, some of us are indeed passionate not only about tiki, but about the preservation of what little mid century History & Architecture we have left here in Los Angeles and abroad. Afterall, it all boils down to Culture, Lifestyle & Historical P.O.I., which is why most of us flocked to TC in the first place.
Preservation before Demolition
If people don't get it by now, then they probably will not ever, and for myself, I sympathize!

Back to this thread topic, I was one of the first "unofficial" visitors to Circa Vic's 55(pre grand opening), and IMHO, the pictures shown in this thread pretty much sums it up. Either you want to party poolside with mixed DJ'ed music, while sipping on $15 mai tais, or you don't. It does look fun to party at with good company, but then again, you can make a fun party anywhere with good company...I'll personally stick to the latter of the two and not derail this thread any longer than it already has been.