Waikiki Shell, Kapiolani Park, Honolulu
Post Card of the Waikiki Shell, 2805 Monsarrat Avenue, Kapiolani Park, Honolulu, Hawaii. Designed by the Honolulu firm of Law and Wilson, and opened in 1956. 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.
Spencer Tolley
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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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Seaboard Finance Building in 1957
Kapiolani Blvd, Honolulu
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<div class="element-text">The four-story Seaboard Finance Building was dedicated March 8, 1956. The company, which had over 300 loan offices in the USA and Canada, moved from its downtown Honolulu location to provide parking for customers. <br /><br />In 1968, a two-story building was constructed behind the building with a 50-car parking lot and a ramp up to the second level with a connection to the Ala Moana Center mall level parking level (now closed). <br /><br />The second image is dated November 2019.</div>
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Waikikian Hotel
1811 Ala Moana Blvd
Reception/lobby building
The "hyberbolic paraboloid" roof of the Waikikian Hotel's lobby was a dramatic landmark in Waikiki. <br /><br />The B&W photo by Robert Wenkam is from "50s Buildings in Waikiki and Honolulu" by Mason Architects, Inc. and includes a description of the construction details. <br /><br />The Waikikian Hotel was closed in 1996 and has been demolished.
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DeSoto Brown
Link to archival photo of Gregg M. Sinclair Library
University of Illinois
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Anin Piikoi - [3 photos]
3 views of Anin Piikoi including sign, and diamondhead elevation, lattice bamboo design over the entry
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Buck Toy Society Hall - Exterior Detail of Signage [2 photos]
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Fung Associates, Inc.
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Seaboard Finance - Exterior Detail
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David Franzen
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Seaboard Finance - Exterior Detail East Elevation
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David Franzen
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Seaboard Finance - Exterior Detail Southeast Corner
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David Franzen
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