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August 14, 2005
Frank Lloyd Wright in Los Angeles
This is an interesting story in the New York Times about Frank Lloyd Wright houses in Los Angeles -- and the horrible shape they're in. There's a shocking photo of the Ennis House looking like it's about to slide down a hill. I recognize the house from some movies -- this really is bad.
The article spends a good bit of time discussing Los Angeles's non-preservation culture. That, by the way, is not a rock New York has to throw at anyone. New York is a byword for developer heaven among preservationists. Not that I'm in favor of saving everything, like some folk (gosh - there are people trying to preserve a 1950s gas station with plywood columns here in Geneva!), but New York wrecked first and regretted later until quite recently.
Posted by CrankyProfessor at August 14, 2005 9:35 PM