Tahitian Village

Downey, California, United States

Opened July 11th, 1961.

Tahitian Village was a large, upscale motel complex designed by Armet and Davis, with decor provided by Oceanic Arts. The complex included a large restaurant and bar with music, dancing and a Polynesian floor show. The Apollo spacecraft development and construction happened nearby, and the Tahitian Village was a frequent destination for those working the project; Apollo astronauts were housed there.

After Tahitian Village closed, it became La Zona Rosa, a Mexican nightclub.

The building fell into extreme disrepair and was so squalid by 1995, that they were writing news articles about how something needed to be done about the location. It was finally razed in 2000 to make way for a strip mall.