Kaiser Aluminum Dome
Hilton Hawaiian Village
Waikiki
The Kaiser Aluminum Dome was erected in 1957 at the Hawaiian Village Hotel. The property, at Ala Moana Blvd at Kalia Road, was renamed the Hilton Hawaiian Village in 1961.
The Dome was erected in 20 hours on January 15, 1957. It was 49.5 feet tall and created a space of 16,500 square feet.
It was demolished in 1999 in preparation for the Kalia Tower.
Images 3, 4, and 5 are from a 2-page advertisement in Life Magazine in 1957.
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Mauna Kea Beach Hotel
Kohala Coast, Hawaii
Post Cards of the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel. <br /><br />The hotel is completely open on the interior with landscaped gardens and terraces.
<p>The Mauna Kea was developed by Laurance S. Rockefeller. His original concept was a cluster of individual cottages along the beach, with no televisions or air-conditioning to interfere with the natural environment of the Kohala Coast.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>The final concept by architects Skidmore Owings Merrill was a single-building refined by lead architect Charles Bassett. Air-conditioning proved to be crucial in the warm, nearly always sunny South Kohala climate. But from 1965 to 1995, the hotel operated without guestroom televisions as Rockefeller had always intended.</p>
<p>When it opened in July 1965 with 154 guest rooms after a $15 million build-out, Mauna Kea Beach Hotel was the most expensive hotel ever built. What were viewed as exorbitant room rates started at $43 per night, including breakfast and dinner in the Pavilion, which featured international cuisine.</p>
<p>A new Beachfront Wing was added in 1968, designed by Honolulu architects Wimberly, Whisenand, Allison, Tong and Goo, with interior design by Phyllis Brownlee. Original paintings by John Young were commissioned for the guest rooms, and the Batik restaurant and Lounge was also added.</p>
<p>The original 18-hole championship golf course was designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr.</p>
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Snack Shop
Kalakaua Ave, Waikiki
First Image: Post Card of the Snack Shop, 2323 Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu. <br /><br />Caption: The ultimate in coffee shop dining nestled in the heart of Waikiki. Designed by Vladimir Ossipoff, and adjacent to his equally outstanding McInerny Store, fronting Kalakaua Avenue and creating a buffer between the Royal Grove of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel and the busy thoroughfare. <br /><br />Demolished and replaced by the Royal Hawaiian Center in 1977.<br /><br />Second Image: "An Architectural Philosophy for Waikiki", Honolulu Star Bulletin July 4, 1959. A discussion of how architect Ossipoff hoped that the Snack Shop and the adjacent McInerny store would establish a more interesting experience in the heart of Waikiki.
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Ala Moana Center
Honolulu
First Image: Postcard of Ala Moana Center. Caption: Ala Moana Center presents 80 merchants in a beautiful shopping center between Waikiki and the old downtown business district. Opened late in 1959, Ala Moana has enjoyed such success that plans are under way to construct a second phase which will make it one of the world's largest shopping centers. Creator: Camera Hawaii.<br /><br /><span>Second Image: Advertisement circa 1960 from Bethlehem Steel Corporation promoting the steel it provided for the construction of the Ala Moana Building, Honolulu. <br /></span>
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Elks Lodge
Honolulu Lodge #616
Waikiki
Postcard of Honolulu Elks Lodge #616. The photo shows the oceanside facade of the lodge, revealing its open lanais and decks, swimming pool and lawns.<br /><br />Bradley & Wong, the architects, also designed the Hawaiian King Apartments, Hawaiian Holiday Hotel, and the Hawaii State Office Building.
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White Sands Hotel Promotion
Waikiki
Promotional material for the White Sands Hotel in Waikiki.<br /><br />The first image is the entrance at 426 Nahua Street in Waikiki. The lobby of the White Sands is now entered at 431 Nahonani Street.
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White Sands Hotel
Waikiki
First Image: Postcard rendering of White Sands Hotel, a multi building courtyard hotel designed in three stages by Edwin Bauer, pre-eminent architect of mid-century hotel and apartment building tropical-inspired modernism in Hawaii.<br /><br />Second Image: Postcard of a night view of the pool and courtyard at the White Sands Hotel.
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First National Bank of Hawaii
165 S. King Street
<span>Architectural rendering for the headquarters of First National Bank of Hawaii (now First Hawaiian Bank) at 165 S. King Street, Honolulu.</span><br /><br /><span>At the time of its construction it was the tallest building in downtown Honolulu, at 225 feet housing 18 floors of office space. <br /><br />It was demolished by implosion in 1994 to make way for the bank's new headquarters, First Hawaiian Center.</span>
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Waikiki Shell
Kapiolani Park, Waikiki
Post Card Images of the Waikiki Shell, now named The Tom Moffatt Waikiki Shell.<br /><br />Designed by the Honolulu firm of Law and Wilson, and opened in 1956. <br /><br />This open air amphitheater is composed of a parabolic arch 75-feet above its 90 foot wide stage, whose backdrop is a concentric ringed shell of aluminum sheets faced with plaster, in a design reminiscent of Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. With arena seating for 2,400 and a lawn area which can accommodate an additional 6,000 spectators.
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