see them while they still exist!
Soaring roofline on this real estate office
is reminiscent of the "Tahitian Village"
Welcoming entrance to this strip mall
"Exotical" sells Hawaiian shirts and Luau apparel. An appropriate "tiki-style" retailer for this modified a-frame entrance. On Firestone Boulevard.
The interior still retains original touches, such as unique wood-covered walls, rope cieling details and a fantastic space-age fireplace set into the a-frame glass walls. According to the proprietor, a second, identical restaurant was built in Glendale. However the interior of that one has since been remodled. There is possibly a third identical building in Goleta, part of the Twin Lakes Golf Club.
The menu features Scandinavian food (like Abelskivers) and American breakfast fare. In the front is there is a small selection of Viking-kitsch gifts (such as 70s troll dolls). On Paramount Boulevard.
50s Ranch-style Convenience
Downey Studios (still under construction in the foreground). Notice the "Boeing-style" font and the large painting of the moon. Nice reference to Downey's history with the space program. And a great re-use of the old Boeing-NASA site.