Tahara'a InterContinental exterior view with tiki
Title
Tahara'a InterContinental exterior view with tiki
Description
Many “native” elements incorporated into the hotel decor, including a 25 foot tiki that stood in front of the hotel’s thatched-roofed building, had to be outsourced to Oceanic Arts in Whittier, California due to a scarcity of craftsmen (the locals had been lured away by the French atomic energy industry). The Tahara'a InterContinental Hotel closed in 1974.
Architecture by Wimberly, Allison, Tong & Goo
Interiors designed by Neal Prince.
Tiki carving by Ed Crissman of Oceanic Arts Tropical Décor (Whittier, CA)
Architecture by Wimberly, Allison, Tong & Goo
Interiors designed by Neal Prince.
Tiki carving by Ed Crissman of Oceanic Arts Tropical Décor (Whittier, CA)
Creator
Wimberly, Allison, Tong & Goo
Contributor
Prince, Neal A.
Chrissman, Ed
Date
1968
Subject
Inter-Continental Hotels and Resorts
Hotels--French Polynesia--Tahiti (Island)
Architecture, Tropical--Influences
Hotels--French Polynesia--Papeete
Rights
Neal A. Prince Special Collection & Archives, New York School of Interior Design, New York, NY, United States
Coverage
Pape’éte, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Files
Collection
Citation
Wimberly, Allison, Tong & Goo, “Tahara'a InterContinental exterior view with tiki,” Designing the Luxury Hotel: Neal Prince and the Inter-Continental Brand, accessed April 19, 2024, https://nealprince.omeka.net/items/show/86.